EntryCommon
  1. Noun

    material (for a story, article, etc.); information; news item

    from the inversion of たねsee たね

    コメディアンは無惨な死や大事故といった悲劇的状況を冗談のネタにしている。
    Comedians base their jokes on tragic situations like violent death or serious accidents.
  2. joke; jest; (comedy) routine; made-up story; material

  3. proof; evidence

  4. (magician's) trick; secret

  5. ingredients (esp. for sushi)

    Food, cookingsee

  6. (Internet) meme

    Internet slang

Also written ネタ

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