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生卵 (なまたまご) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

生なま卵たまご

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Meanings

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noun

raw egg

Refers to an uncooked egg, often used in dishes like 卵かけご飯 or as a topping.

朝あさごはんに生なま卵たまごをかけて食たべるのが好すきです。
I like to eat raw egg over rice for breakfast.
この料りょう理りには新しん鮮せんな生なま卵たまごが必ひつ要ようです。
This dish requires fresh raw eggs.

Written forms

生なま卵たまごUsage96%
Standard kanji spelling; the most common written form.
生なまたまごUsage4%
search-only kanji form
Search-only form; not a standard written variant.
生なま玉たま子ご
Alternate kanji spelling using 玉子 for 'egg'; less common but still seen.

Kanji

生life, genuine, birth

卵egg, ovum, spawn

玉jewel, ball

子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM

Similar words

卵たまご
卵 is the general word for 'egg', while 生卵 specifically means 'raw egg'.
ゆで卵たまご
ゆで卵 means 'boiled egg', the cooked counterpart of 生卵.

Etymology

Compound of 生 (nama, 'raw') and 卵 (tamago, 'egg'). The reading is straightforward and the meaning is transparent.