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種 (たね): seed; material; cause — Japanese vocabulary

種 is read たね and means "seed; material; cause". JLPT N3 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

種

Reading
たね · tane
Translation
seed; material; cause
Level
JLPT N3
Pitch accent
たねが

Example

水虫が兄の悩みの種なんです。

みずむしがあにのなやみのたねなんです。

Athlete's foot is my brother's problem.

Kanji in this word

  • 種 — type, seed

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