鶏卵
Meanings
1
hen's egg; chicken egg
Refers specifically to an egg laid by a chicken, often in food, agriculture, labeling, or scientific contexts. In everyday speech, 卵 or 玉子 is usually more common when the context is obvious.
The price of chicken eggs is rising.
Chicken egg is used in this confection.
Usage patterns
- 鶏卵〈数〉個N chicken eggs
This farm produces 1,000 chicken eggs a day.
- 鶏卵を使用した〈物〉a product made using chicken egg
This bread is made using chicken egg.
- 鶏卵を含む〈物〉a food that contains chicken egg (as in allergen labeling)
This processed food contains chicken egg.