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[たまご()]
tamago
noun

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[たま()·()]
tamago

English Meaning(s) for 卵

noun
  1. eggs; egg; spawn; roe
  2. (hen's) egg (玉子 oft. used in cooking)
  3. (an expert) in the making
  4. beginning; origin; infancy

Definition and Synonyms for 卵

Egg animal reproductive body consisting of an ovum or embryo together with nutritive and protective envelopes
Synonyms: , , , 卵細胞
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
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

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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Sample Sentences for 卵

Fry me some eggs.
You know that I don't like eggs.
Boil my eggs hard, please.
The price of eggs is going up.
Fry an egg for me.

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