- Japanese⇔English Dictionary

common (kanji info)
  1. 1. [n] seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; kernel; stone (e.g. of a peach)
  2. 2. [n] progeny; offspring; issue; breed
  3. 3. [n] paternal blood; lineage
  4. 4. [n] sperm; semen; seed
  5. 5. [n] cause; source; seed; origin
  6. 6. [n] material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); subject (of discussion); theme; (news) copy; source (of a story)
  7. 7. [n] {food} ingredient; main ingredient (of a piece of sushi); leaven
  8. 8. [n] mechanism (of a magic trick, etc.); secret; trickery
  9. 9. [n] {hanaf} 10-point card; tane; animal card — oft. as タネ (uk)

Kanji in this word

Example Sentences

You must sow before you can reap.
If you do that, you're going to subject yourself to ridicule.