種たね

noun

offspring; progeny; lineage; bloodline

Refers to descendants or family line; sense 3 (paternal blood/lineage) is a more specific, somewhat old-fashioned use often written 胤.

• 彼かれは名めい門もんの種たねを引ひいている。

  He comes from a distinguished lineage.

• この犬いぬは優すぐれた種たねの子こだ。

  This dog is the offspring of an excellent breed.

noun

sperm; semen; seed

Biological term for male reproductive fluid; can be used colloquially.

• 精せい子しは男だん性せいの種たねにあたる。

  Sperm corresponds to the male seed.

noun

cause; source; origin; seed

Abstract origin or root cause of something, often used in phrases like 争いの種 (cause of conflict).

• 小ちいさな誤ご解かいが争あらそいの種たねになることもある。

  A small misunderstanding can sometimes become the seed of conflict.

• 彼かれの一ひと言ことが問もん題だいの種たねだった。

  His single remark was the source of the problem.

noun

material; subject matter; theme; news copy

Raw material for a story, article, or discussion; can refer to a news tip or source.

• 記き者しゃは記き事じの種たねを探さがしている。

  The reporter is looking for material for an article.

• この事じ件けんは小しょう説せつの種たねになりそうだ。

  This incident could become the subject of a novel.

noun

ingredient; main ingredient; leaven

Cooking term; often refers to the key component of a dish, especially the topping of sushi, or a starter/leaven in baking.

• 寿す司しの種たねには新しん鮮せんな魚さかなを使つかいます。

  We use fresh fish for the sushi topping.

• パンを作つくるには種たねが必ひつ要ようだ。

  You need a leaven to make bread.

noun

trick; secret; mechanism

The hidden mechanism or secret behind a magic trick or scheme.

• 手て品じなの種たねを明あかしてはいけない。

  You mustn't reveal the secret of the magic trick.

• 彼かれの成せい功こうには何なにか種たねがあるに違ちがいない。

  There must be some trick behind his success.

noun

10-point card; tane; animal card

Hanafuda term for the 10-point animal cards; often written in katakana as タネ.

• 花はな札ふだでは、タネは10点てんの札ふだです。

  In hanafuda, the tane is a 10-point card.