たね

種

[tane]

Meanings

1.Noun

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

2.Noun

progeny; offspring; issue; breed

3.Noun

paternal blood; lineage

4.Noun

sperm; semen; seed

5.Noun

cause; source; seed; origin

6.Noun

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

7.Noun

《food, cooking》ingredient; main ingredient (of a piece of sushi); leaven

8.Noun

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

9.Noun

《hanafuda》10-point card; tane; animal card

春になったら庭にひまわりの種を蒔こう。

Let's plant sunflower seeds in the garden when spring comes.

この野菜は種から育てるのが難しいらしい。

Apparently this vegetable is difficult to grow from seed.

色々な種類の種をホームセンターで買った。

I bought various kinds of seeds at the home center.