noun

[C, U]

An egg, especially a bird's egg used as food.

tamago

Pronunciation

Etymology

Native Japanese word たまご, historically associated with 玉子, literally “round child”; the kanji 卵 is also read ran in Sino-Japanese compounds.

Examples

朝食に卵を二つ食べた。

choushoku ni tamago o futatsu tabeta.

I ate two eggs for breakfast.

このケーキには卵が入っています。

kono keeki ni wa tamago ga haitte imasu.

This cake contains egg.

卵をよくかき混ぜてください。

tamago o yoku kakimazete kudasai.

Please beat the egg well.

Character Breakdown

卵

tamago; ran

egg; ovum; spawn

Synonyms

玉子

鶏卵

Collocations

卵を割る

卵を産む

卵を焼く

生卵

ゆで卵

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noun

[C]

technical

An egg or ovum produced by an animal, fish, insect, or other organism; spawn.

tamago

Pronunciation

Etymology

Native Japanese word たまご; in scientific or compound usage the same kanji is often read ran.

Examples

魚は水草に卵を産んだ。

sakana wa mizukusa ni tamago o unda.

The fish laid eggs on the aquatic plants.

顕微鏡で卵を観察する。

kenbikyou de tamago o kansatsu suru.

We observe the ovum under a microscope.

Character Breakdown

卵

tamago; ran

egg; ovum; spawn

Synonyms

卵子

卵細胞

魚卵

Collocations

卵を産む

受精卵

卵細胞

魚の卵

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noun

[C, U]

An egg, especially a bird's egg used as food.

tamago

Pronunciation

Etymology

Native Japanese word たまご, historically associated with 玉子, literally “round child”; the kanji 卵 is also read ran in Sino-Japanese compounds.

Examples

朝食に卵を二つ食べた。

choushoku ni tamago o futatsu tabeta.

I ate two eggs for breakfast.

このケーキには卵が入っています。

kono keeki ni wa tamago ga haitte imasu.

This cake contains egg.

卵をよくかき混ぜてください。

tamago o yoku kakimazete kudasai.

Please beat the egg well.

Character Breakdown

卵

tamago; ran

egg; ovum; spawn

Synonyms

玉子

鶏卵

Collocations

卵を割る

卵を産む

卵を焼く

生卵

ゆで卵

AI Generated

noun

[C]

technical

An egg or ovum produced by an animal, fish, insect, or other organism; spawn.

tamago

Pronunciation

Etymology

Native Japanese word たまご; in scientific or compound usage the same kanji is often read ran.

Examples

魚は水草に卵を産んだ。

sakana wa mizukusa ni tamago o unda.

The fish laid eggs on the aquatic plants.

顕微鏡で卵を観察する。

kenbikyou de tamago o kansatsu suru.

We observe the ovum under a microscope.

Character Breakdown

卵

tamago; ran

egg; ovum; spawn

Synonyms

卵子

卵細胞

魚卵

Collocations

卵を産む

受精卵

卵細胞

魚の卵

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