Kanji

卵

egg, ovum, spawn, roe

Kanji

Grade

Grade 6

Strokes

7 strokes

Radical

卩部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

ラン

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

たまご

Common Readings

ラン, たまご

Example sentences

たまご
朝ごはんに卵を一つ食べた。

I ate one egg for breakfast.

しかない しかない
冷蔵庫には卵が一つしかない。

There is only one egg in the refrigerator.

生卵 なまたまご
すき焼きの肉を、溶いた生卵に絡めて食べるのが大好きです。

I love eating Sukiyaki meat by dipping it in beaten raw egg.

ぐしゃり ぐしゃり
彼は誤って生卵をぐしゃりと踏んでしまった。

He accidentally stepped on a raw egg and squashed it.

産卵 さんらん
ウミガメは砂浜に穴を掘って産卵する。

Sea turtles dig holes in the sandy beach and lay eggs.

遡る さかのぼる
鮭は産卵のために、川を遡る。

Salmon swim upstream for spawning.

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