noun, takes する, intransitive verb

  1. reveal of how a trick is done.
  2. disclosure of a secret (cause, source, etc.), exposure, explanation.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
 
種明かし たねあかし
 
 
 
 
タネ明かし タネあかし
 
 
 
種あかし たねあかし

Contained Kanji Breakdown

species, kind, class
シュ たね -ぐさ (4th, N3)
two-branch tree radical (no. 115)
カ いね (Kentei Pre-1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
tree, wood
き モク こ- (1st, N5)
heavy, important, esteem
ジュウ おも.い かさ.ねる (3rd, N4)
thousand
セン ち かず (1st, N5)
ri, village, parent's home
さと リ さ (2nd)
rice field, rice paddy
た デン たん (1st, N4)
soil, earth, ground
ド つち は (1st, N5)
bright, light
メイ あ.かり あきら (2nd, N4)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)
month, moon
つき ゲツ ガツ (1st, N5)