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

Etymology
Gikun word derived by applying Chinese-derived spelling to native Japanese word  to denote seeds of fruit trees—pit/stone.

Noun
(tane) → (tane)


 * 1) seed—of fruit trees—pit/stone
 * ※ (tane) is a general term which can be used for seeds of any kind, but when written as  (tane) it has a very specific meaning which refers only to the pits/stones within the fruit of fruit trees.