NichiDict

卵

N5
たまご
玉子
[tamago]
Illustration for 卵

Meanings

1.Noun

eggs; egg; spawn; roe

2.Noun

(hen's) egg

3.Noun

a ... in the making; future (lawyer, doctor, etc.); budding ...

4.Noun

beginning; origin; infancy

Other Readings

「卵」 has another reading with different meanings.

Examples

朝ごはんに卵を焼いた。

I fried an egg for breakfast.

冷蔵庫に卵がまだ残っているかな。

I wonder if there are still eggs left in the fridge.

卵を割ったら黄身が二つ入っていて驚いた。

I was surprised to find two yolks when I cracked the egg.