JLPT N3 · Noun

種 (tane)

種 (たね, tane) is a Japanese noun meaning “seed (e.g. of a plant); pip”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: たね
Romaji: tane
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

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

Example sentences

蒔かぬ種は生えない。

You must sow before you can reap.

Tatoeba #149676

そんなことをすれば笑いものの種なるよ。

If you do that, you're going to subject yourself to ridicule.

Tatoeba #204359

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 種

種

species, kind, classシュ・たね・-ぐさ · 14 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 種.

種類しゅるいvariety人種じんしゅrace (of people)一種いっしゅa kind各種かくしゅevery kind種々しゅじゅvarious品種ひんしゅtype (of goods)

Source: JMdict entry 1328820 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.