Word details
卵
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 卵.
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Entry
1
卵 only
eggs; egg; spawn; roe
Examples
卵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
卵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
彼は医者の卵だ。
He's a future doctor.
4
卵 only
beginning; origin; infancy
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