ゆで卵たまご

Written forms

• ゆで卵たまごUsage79%

  Most common spelling; uses kana for ゆで and kanji for 卵.

• ゆでたまごUsage10%
• 茹ゆで卵たまごUsage6%

  Uses the kanji 茹でる for boiling; less common but still seen.

• ゆで玉たま子ごUsage3%

  Variant with 玉子, which is often used for eggs as food.

• 茹ゆで玉たま子ごUsage2%

  Full kanji spelling; rare and somewhat formal.

Etymology

Compound of 茹で (yude, 'boiling') + 卵 (tamago, 'egg'). The verb 茹でる (yuderu) means 'to boil'.