たね

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of たね – see the following entries.

【種】4	[noun] a seed [noun] a pit or stone in a fruit [noun] a gamete (reproductive cell such as a spermatozoan or egg) [noun] a lineage, bloodline [noun] an origin, cause [noun] the materials or ingredients from which something is made [noun] capital, funds, seed money [proper noun] a female given name [proper noun] a surname Alternative spelling タネ
【胤】J	[noun] paternal blood, offspring

(This term, たね, is an alternative spelling of the above terms.
For a list of all kanji read as たね, not just those used in Japanese terms, see Category:Japanese kanji read as たね.)

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