Appendix:Gikun Usage in Meiji Version of Japanese Bible/実蓏

Etymology
Gikun word derived by applying Chinese-derived spelling, a term which decomposes into + , to native Japanese word  to denote seed of herbaceous plants.

Noun
／ (tane) →  (tane)


 * 1) seed (of herbaceous plants)
 * ※ (tane) is a general term used for seed of any kind, including the stones/pits in the fruit of fruit trees. When written as  (tane) however, it clearly refers only to seeds of herbaceous plants.
 * ※ See (tane, seed—of fruit trees—pit/stone)