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種

seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; kernel; stone (e.g. of a peach)

N5Common wordNoun

Noun

seed (e.g. of a plant)•pip•kernel•stone (e.g. of a peach)

Noun

progeny•offspring•issue•breed

Noun

paternal blood•lineage

Noun

sperm•semen•seed

Noun

cause•source•seed•origin

Noun

material (e.g. for an article)•matter (e.g. of a story)•subject (of discussion)•theme•(news) copy•source (of a story)

Noun

ingredient•main ingredient (of a piece of sushi)•leaven

Noun

mechanism (of a magic trick, etc.)•secret•trickery

Noun

10-point card•tane•animal card

Example Sentences

命(いのち)の種(たね)はまかれた。

Life's seed is laid.

風(かぜ)は種(たね)を遠くへ運ぶ。

The wind carries seeds for great distances.

彼(かれ)は両親の自慢の種(たね)だ。

He is the boast of his parents.

彼女の話好きは悩みの種(たね)だ。

Her talkativeness is a pain in the neck.

彼(かれ)は彼(かれ)女の嘆きの種(たね)でした。

He was the agent of her despair.

species, kind, class, variety, seed

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