種たね明あかし

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Freq.FrequencyTop 100,000

Meanings

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

revealing how a trick is done

Specifically refers to explaining the secret behind a magic trick, illusion, or deceptive performance.

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

disclosure of a secret; exposure;

Broader use: revealing the hidden cause, background, or mechanism behind something, not limited to tricks.

彼かれの成せい功こうの種たね明あかしは、地じ道みちな努ど力りょくだった。
The secret behind his success was steady hard work.

種たね明あかしUsage74%
Standard kanji spelling.
種たねあかしUsage23%
search-only kanji form
Search-only form; the second kanji is written in kana.
たねあかしUsage3%
タネ明あかし
Variant with タネ in katakana, sometimes used for emphasis or in informal writing.

秘ひ密みつ
秘密 is a general 'secret', while 種明かし is the act of revealing or explaining that secret.
暴ばく露ろ
暴露 implies exposing something scandalous or hidden, often with a negative nuance, whereas 種明かし is a neutral explanation of a mechanism or trick.

Compound of 種 (tane, 'seed; source; trick') and 明かし (akashi, the noun form of 明かす, 'to reveal'). Literally 'revealing the trick/secret'.