ネタ

Japanese

Etymology

Originally a slang word, derived by swapping the syllables of 種 (たね) (tane, “seed”).[1][2]

Pronunciation

Noun

ネタ (hiragana ねた, rōmaji neta)

  1. material or ingredients to make something
  2. ideas for storytelling
    ネタに詰 (つ)まる
    neta ni tsumaru
    run out of ideas
  3. an integral part of something, essence
  4. evidence (of a crime)
  5. motif (of a literary work)
  6. topic (of a discussion)
  7. the key ingredient (of sushi)

Derived terms

References
  1. 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
  2. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9
  3. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, ISBN 978-4-14-011112-3
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