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Kotomora

卵

egg, ovum, spawn, roe

JLPTN2StatusJōyō · grade 6FrequencyTop 2,000Strokes7

Readings

On'yomi

  • ラン

Kun'yomi

  • たまご

Meaning

卵 centers on the reproductive cell or early life stage: an egg, ovum, spawn, or roe. It refers to the biological entity that develops into a new individual.

Most common words using 卵

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  • 卵たまご
    N5

    eggs; egg; spawn; roe

  • 産卵さんらん

    egg-laying; spawning

  • 卵焼きたまごやき

    rolled egg; rolled omelette (omelet)

  • 卵子らんし

    ovum; ovule; egg cell

  • 卵巣らんそう

    ovary

  • 卵黄らんおう

    egg yolk

  • 受精卵じゅせいらん

    fertilized egg; fertilised egg

  • 排卵はいらん

    ovulation

  • 鶏卵けいらん

    hen's egg

  • 卵白らんぱく

    white of an egg; albumen

  • 卵胞らんぽう

    (ovarian) follicle

  • 一卵性双生児いちらんせいそうせいじ

    identical twins

  • 卵殻らんかく

    eggshell

  • 抱卵ほうらん

    incubation

  • 採卵さいらん

    egg collection (from hens, fish, etc.)

  • 卵生らんせい

    oviparity; produced from eggs

  • 孵卵ふらん

    incubation; hatching

  • 卵管らんかん

    fallopian tube; oviduct

  • 卵形らんけい

    oval shape; egg shape

  • 排卵誘発剤はいらんゆうはつざい

    ovulation-inducing drug

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Etymology

卵 is a pictograph of fish eggs or spawn, with the two dots representing the eggs and the surrounding strokes the membrane or cluster. The modern form retains this egg-like image.

Meaning mnemonic

The two small dots inside the curved strokes look like eggs nestled in a cluster. Picture fish roe or a bird's egg: 卵 is an egg.

Reading mnemonic

For ラン, imagine a hen laying an egg with a soft 'ran' sound as it drops into the nest: ran -> ラン.