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

• 陰いん核かくは女じょ性せいの外がい性せい器きの一いち部ぶです。

  The clitoris is part of the female external genitalia.

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.