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卵 (らん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

卵らん

ら

ん

Meanings

1

noun

zoology

Scientific term used in biology and zoology for the female reproductive cell.

哺ほ乳にゅう類るいの卵らんは非ひ常じょうに小ちいさい。
The ovum of mammals is very small.
卵らんと精せい子しが受じゅ精せいして胚はいができる。
The ovum and sperm fertilize to form an embryo.

Kanji

卵egg, ovum, spawn

Similar words

卵らん子し
卵子 is a more common and general term for 'egg cell' in everyday and medical contexts, while 卵 is more technical and often used in zoology.
卵たまご
たまご is the common word for a bird's egg or any egg used as food, whereas らん is the biological term for ovum.

Etymology

The kanji 卵 is used for both 'egg' (たまご) and 'ovum' (らん). The reading らん is the on'yomi and is used in technical and compound terms.