卵

たまご· also かい、かいご、らん

eggs; egg; spawn; roe

JLPT N5 Common word Intermediate Japanese L6 Also written 玉子、殻、稃

Meanings

Noun
eggs; egg; spawn; roe
(hen's) egg
a ... in the making; future (lawyer, doctor, etc.); budding ...
beginning; origin; infancy
ovum; ovule; egg cell

Rare and archaic meanings (1)

egg; eggshellArchaic

Example sentences

卵たまごは嫌きらいです。

I don't care for eggs.
鳥とりは卵たまごを産うむ。

Birds lay eggs.
卵たまごがまだ熱あつい。

The eggs are still hot.
卵たまご、茹ゆでたよ。

I boiled an egg.
卵たまごが割われてる。

The eggs are cracked.

More examples (10)

卵たまごを焼やいてくれ。

Fry an egg for me.
卵たまごを硬かたく茹ゆでた。

I hard-boiled an egg.
彼かれは歌手かしゅの卵たまごだ。

He is a budding singer.
彼かれは医者いしゃの卵たまごだ。

He's a future doctor.
卵たまごいくつ買かった？

How many eggs did you buy?
卵たまごが割われてるよ。

The eggs are broken.
卵たまごを買かったんだ。

I bought some eggs.
卵たまご、買かい忘わすれた。

I forgot to buy eggs.
卵たまごを一ひとつ茹ゆでてよ。

Boil one egg.
彼女かのじょは卵たまごを茹ゆでた。

She boiled the eggs.