種たね本ほん

noun

source book; reference book; source material

Refers to a book used as a source of information, ideas, or material for writing, research, or creative work. Often implies a primary or foundational text.

• この小しょう説せつの種たね本ほんは、江え戸ど時じ代だいの随ずい筆ひつだと言いわれている。

  The source book for this novel is said to be an essay from the Edo period.

• 論ろん文ぶんを書かくために、何なん冊さつかの種たね本ほんを集あつめた。

  I gathered several reference books to write my thesis.