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Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word .

Dictionary

Entry

玉子NounFreq #3321
1

卵 only

eggs; egg; spawn; roe

Examples
を一ダースづつつめなさい。
Pack eggs in dozens.
2

Oft. 玉子 in cooking

(hen's) egg

Examples
は硬くゆでてください。
Boil the eggs hard.
3

卵 only; As ...の卵

a ... in the making; future (lawyer, doctor, etc.); budding ...

Examples
彼は医者のだ。
He's a future doctor.
4

卵 only

beginning; origin; infancy

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

egg, ovum, spawn, roe

7 strokesFrequency 1,342JLPT N2Grade 6

On

ラン

Kun

たまご

jewel, ball

5 strokesFrequency 737JLPT N2Grade 1

On

ギョク

Kun

たまたま--だま

Nanori

おうだん

child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac

3 strokesFrequency 72JLPT N4Grade 1

On

Kun

-こ

Nanori

ねっ

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