実さね

noun

seed; pit; stone

Refers to the hard inner part of a fruit containing the seed, such as a peach pit or plum stone. Common in everyday contexts.

See also: 核 (かく)

• 桃ももの実さねを取とってから食たべてください。

  Please remove the peach pit before eating.

• この梅うめ干ぼしは実さねが小ちいさい。

  This pickled plum has a small stone.

noun

tongue (of a board)

Architectural term for the projecting strip on a board that fits into a groove; used in woodworking and carpentry. Often seen in compounds like さねはぎ.

See also: さねはぎ

• この床ゆか板いたは実さねと溝みぞで組くみ合あわせてあります。

  These floorboards are joined with a tongue and groove.

noun

clitoris

Anatomical term; typically used in medical or formal contexts. The compound 陰核 (いんかく) is more common.

See also: 陰核

• 古こ語ごでは、陰いん核かくを実さねと呼よぶことがある。

  In classical language, the clitoris may be called 実.

noun

core; kernel; heart

Archaic meaning for the central or essential part of something. Rarely used in modern Japanese outside of classical texts.

• 古こ語ごでは「さね」が物もの事ごとの核かく心しんを指さすことがある。

  In classical language, さね can refer to the core of a matter.