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[かい()]
kai
noun

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[かい()]
kai
[かい()]
kai
[かいご()]
kaigo

English Meaning(s) for 卵

noun
  1. egg; eggshell

Definition and Synonyms for 卵

Shuck material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds
Synonyms: がら, 中子, , 外殻, 外皮, 外被, , , 籾殻, 粗皮,
Shell the material that forms the hard outer covering of many animals
Synonyms: がら, ばい, シェル, 介殻, , , 外殻, , , , , , 甲殻, 甲羅, , 貝殻,
Egg animal reproductive body consisting of an ovum or embryo together with nutritive and protective envelopes
Synonyms: , , , 卵細胞
Carapace hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as arthropods and turtles
Synonyms: がら, クチクラ, キューティクル, , , 外殻, , , , , , 甲殻, 甲皮, 甲羅, 背甲, 背甲, 角皮,
Shell the hard largely calcareous covering of a mollusc or a brachiopod
Synonyms: がら, シェル, , 外殻, , , 貝殻
Casing the housing or outer covering of something
Synonyms: がら, 作り皮, , 櫛笥, , , 甲殻, 甲羅, , , 覆い, 覆う,
Egg Cell the female reproductive cell
Synonyms: , , , 卵子, 卵細胞
Egg oval reproductive body of a fowl (especially a hen) used as food
Synonyms: , , , 卵子, , , お玉, 鳥の子, 鶏卵
Shell a rigid covering that envelops an object
Synonyms: がら, , ,
Shell the exterior covering of a bird's egg
Synonyms: がら, , 卵殻, 卵の殻, ,
Shell the hard usually fibrous outer layer of some fruits especially nuts
Synonyms: がら, , , ,
Nutshell the shell around the kernel of a nut
Synonyms: がら, , ,
Pod the vessel that contains the seeds of a plant (not the seeds themselves)
Synonyms: がら, さや, , ,
Egg especially the thin-shelled reproductive body laid by e.g. female birds
Synonyms: , , , 卵細胞
Egg Cell the female gamete
Synonyms: , , , 卵子, 卵細胞

Meanings for each kanji in 卵

» egg; ovum; spawn; roe

Categories 卵 is a member of

Scute large bony or horny plate as on an armadillo or turtle or the underside of a snake
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Housing a protective cover designed to contain or support a mechanical component
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Gamete a mature sexual reproductive cell having a single set of unpaired chromosomes
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Egg Cell the female reproductive cell
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Foodstuff a substance that can be used or prepared for use as food
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Natural Covering a natural object that covers or envelops
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Shell the hard usually fibrous outer layer of some fruits especially nuts
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Husk outer membranous covering of some fruits or seeds
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Hull dry outer covering of a fruit or seed or nut
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Animal Material material derived from animals
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Plant Material material derived from plants
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Sample Sentences for 卵

We sniffed at the food suspiciously.
He put an interesting idea before us.
We have seen three wars.

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