卵
卵·egg
- On-yomi
- ラン
- Kun-yomi
- たまご
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Stroke order
Write it in this order; the numbers mark where each stroke starts.
Common words
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 卵 | たまご | egg |
| 産卵 | さんらん | egg-laying, spawning |
| 生卵 | なまたまご | raw egg |
| 卵焼き | たまごやき | Japanese rolled omelette |
Example sentences
朝ごはんに卵を二つ食べた。
あさごはんにたまごをふたつたべた。
I ate two eggs for breakfast.
鮭は川に戻って産卵する。
さけはかわにもどってさんらんする。
Salmon return to the river to spawn.
弁当に卵焼きを入れた。
べんとうにたまごやきをいれた。
I put a rolled omelette in the lunchbox.
Similar-looking kanji
Do not confuse these on the exam.
- 卵卯卯 (the zodiac rabbit) is the same outline without the two inner dots — the dots are the yolks.
Common mistakes
- Forgetting the two inner dots and writing 卯
- Reading 生卵 as せいらん — in everyday speech it is なまたまご
Memory aid
Picture it
Two matching shapes side by side, each with a dot inside — a pair of eggs with the yolks showing.
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