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名詞

A kind; a sort; a class; a variety:（博物学にては）a species

用例

• この種の物
  things of this kind―this kind of things

• これは一種の菊だ
  This is a kind of chrysanthemum―a species of chrysanthemum―a variety of chrysanthemum.
• 三種の人がある
  There are three kinds of people―three classes of people.
• 属種
  genus and species

読み方 たね

名詞

1

（＝種子） a seed, seeds:（梅や桃の種） a stone:（蜜柑や梨などの種） a pip:（集合的に言えば） seed

用例

• 種を取る
  to gather the seeds

• この瓜は種を取るのだ
  This melon is kept for the seeds.
• 種がこぼれる
  Plants drop their seeds.
• 種を蒔く
  to sow the seed
• 地に種を蒔く
  to sow seed in the soil―（第二構文は）―sow the soil with seed
• 畑に種を蒔く
  to sow the fields （with seed）
• 種が悪いか畑が悪いか子ができない
  Whether anything is wrong with the seed or the field, no child is born.
• 蒔かぬ種は生えぬ
  “We must sow before we can reap.”【イディオム・格言的】
• 争いの種を蒔く
  to sow the seeds of strife
• 不和の種を蒔く
  to sow the seeds of discord
• 苦労の種を蒔く
  to sow the seeds of future trouble
• 港口には種を蒔いたように水雷が敷設してある
  The harbour-entrance is sown with mines.
• 種蒔き時
  seed-time
• 種屋
  a seedsman
• 桃の種め
  a peach-stone
• 蜜柑の種
  an orange-pip
• 柿の種
  a persimmon-pip

2

（＝種類） a kind; a species

用例

• 種が違う
  They are different in kind―of different kinds.

• 種を殖やす
  to propagate one's species
• 王公将相何ぞ種あらんや
  “One man is as good as another.”【イディオム・格言的】
• 世に盗人の種は尽きまじ
  The world will never be free from robbers.

3

（＝牛馬の種類） a breed; a stock; a strain

用例

• この馬は英国種だ
  This horse is of an English breed.

• 日本の牡牛は皆外国種だ
  Japanese cows are all of foreign breeds.
• 種を取る
  to breed
• 牛の種を取る
  to breed cattle
• 良い種を取る
  to breed from a good stock
• この牡牛は種を取るのだ
  This bull is kept for breeding.
• この牡牛は種が好い
  The cow is bred from a good stock.
• 種牛
  a bull
• 種馬
  a stud-horse
  a stallion

4

（＝品質） quality; tone

用例

• この学校の生徒は種が好い
  The students of this school are of good quality.

• 帝劇は客の種が好い
  The Imperial Theatre enjoys a high tone of spectators.

5

（＝原） the source; the cause; material; matter （for joy or sorrow）

用例

• 争いの種、不和の種
  the cause of quarrel―the subject of dispute―the bone of contention―the apple of discord

• 仲の好過ぎるのがけんかの種だ
  Over-intimacy is the cause of their quarrels.
• 苦情の種
  debatable ground
• 涙の種だ
  It is matter for tears―a source of sorrow.
• 思い出すも涙の種
  The thought brings the tears into my eyes.
• 心配の種だ
  It is matter for anxiety―a source of care.
• 心配の種が絶えない
  I shall never come to the end of my anxieties.
• それは悦びの種だ
  It is matter for congratulation.
• 残る煙が癪の種
  The smoke that remains behind gives me the spasms.
• 楽は苦の種、苦は楽の種
  No pleasure without pain
  Pleasure is bought at the price of pain.
• 手品の種
  a juggler's trick
• 種を明かす
  to reveal the trick―show one's hand
• 種の無い手品は使われぬ
  One can make nothing out of nothing.
• 金儲けの種にする
  to turn anything to account―make capital out of anything
• 種を握っている
  I hold the cards in my hands.
• ちゃんと種が上がっている
  The proof is before the court
  The evidence is in court.
• このことを種にして小説を仕組んだのだ
  The matter was woven into a novel.
• あの料理屋は種が好い
  They use good materials at that restaurant.
• 種が尽きた
  The country is played out.
• バン種
  leaven
• 菓子の種
  stock

6

（＝話などの種） a topic （of conversation）; a subject, a theme （for conversation）; the staple （of conversation）; matter （for a newspaper）; food （for thought）; an adventure

用例

• 戦争は好い話の種だ
  The war is a good topic for conversation.

• 戦争はいつも話の種になる
  The war is the staple of conversation.
• 話の種は尽きぬ
  Topics of conversation are never wanting.
• 話の種が尽きた
  We have exhausted the topics of conversation.
• これは話の種になる
  I have added to my stock of knowledge.
• 今度の旅行には話の種がたくさんある
  I have had many adventures on my journey.
• こんな汚い小屋にお泊りになるのもお話の種です
  To stay for a night in such a squalid hovel will be an adventure for you.
• 話の種に一つ見ておこう
  I will have a look at it, so that I may be able to say that I have seen it.
• 笑いの種にする
  to turn anything into ridicule
• 考えの種
  food for thought―matter for reflection
• 新聞の種
  news-matter
• 新聞の種が無くて困っている
  They are badly off for matter.
• 書く種
  something to write about
• 彼は書く種が尽きた
  He has written himself out.