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卵
Egg
たまご (tamago)
JLPT N2
Interesting Fact
Japan consumes one of the highest numbers of eggs per person in the world. Fresh eggs are commonly eaten raw over rice in the famous dish 卵かけご飯 (Tamago Kake Gohan).
Memory Trick
Imagine cracking a fresh egg into a bowl and seeing the bright yellow yolk appear. That egg helps you remember 卵 means 'egg.'
Readings
Onyomi: ラン (ran)
Kunyomi: たまご (tamago)
Example Words
卵
たまご (tamago)
Egg
卵焼き
たまごやき (tamagoyaki)
Japanese omelet
生卵
なまたまご (namatamago)
Raw egg
卵黄
らんおう (ranou)
Egg yolk
Example Sentence
朝ご飯 に 卵焼き を 食べました。
あさごはん に たまごやき を たべました。
asagohan ni tamagoyaki o tabemashita
I ate a Japanese omelet for breakfast.