卵 - N2 Kanji

Meaning of 卵意味

egg, ovum, spawn, roe

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卵 is one of the most commonly used Japanese kanji, and it also has a lot of special readings in addition to the standard onyomi and kunyomi readings.

ONYOMI　音読み

たまご tamago

KUNYOMI　訓読み

ラン ran

Examples

彼は医者の卵だ。

He’s a future doctor.

卵は硬くゆでてください。

Boil the eggs hard.

卵を一ダースづつつめなさい。

Pack eggs in dozens.

卵は嫌いです。

I don’t care for eggs.

鳥は卵を産む。

Birds lay eggs.

卵を焼いてくれ。

Fry an egg for me.

彼は歌手の卵だ。

He is a budding singer.

卵を一つ茹でてよ。

Boil one egg.

彼女は卵を茹でた。

She boiled the eggs.

この卵は新しいよ。

This egg is fresh.

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湖 lake

喫 consume, eat, drink, smoke, receive (a blow)

干 dry, parch, ebb, recede, interfere, intercede

虫 insect, bug, temper

刷 printing, print, brush