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放卵

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

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Entry

放卵ほうらんNounIntransitive～する Verb
1

Zoology

releasing eggs (esp. of fish, amphibians, etc.); spawning

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

放

set free, release, fire, shoot, emit, banish, liberate

8 strokesFrequency 288JLPT N2Grade 3

On

ホウ

Kun

はな.す-っぱな.しはな.つはな.れるこ.くほう.る

Nanori

はなれ
卵

egg, ovum, spawn, roe

7 strokesFrequency 1,342JLPT N2Grade 6

On

ラン

Kun

たまご

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