10-point card; tane; animal card
In hanafuda, one of the five 10-point cards in each suit, typically featuring an animal or a similar motif. Also called 'tane' or 'animal card'.
See also: 種 (たね)
In hanafuda, the tane card is worth 10 points.
The tane card for this month has a butterfly on it.
Standard spelling in hanafuda contexts; katakana タネ is conventional for this card type.
Kanji spelling also used, but less common than the katakana form.
Compound of タネ (tane, 'seed' or 'type') and 札 (fuda, 'card'), referring to the animal-themed 10-point cards in hanafuda. The exact origin of the term is uncertain, but it likely derives from the idea of a 'seed' or 'basis' card.