egg in Japanese
egg in Japanese is 卵, 玉子, 鶏卵 — egg means an oval or round body laid by birds, reptiles, and many other animals, usually containing a developing embryo.
egg in Japanese
卵
Pronounced: tamago
An approximately spherical or ellipsoidal body produced by birds, insects, reptiles, and other animals, housing the embryo within a membrane or shell during its development.
玉子
Pronounced: tamago
An approximately spherical or ellipsoidal body produced by birds, insects, reptiles, and other animals, housing the embryo within a membrane or shell during its development.
卵
Pronounced: tamago
(specifically, countable) The edible egg (sense 1.1) of a domestic fowl such as a duck, goose, or, especially, a chicken; (uncountable) the contents of such an egg or eggs used as food.
玉子
Pronounced: tamago
(specifically, countable) The edible egg (sense 1.1) of a domestic fowl such as a duck, goose, or, especially, a chicken; (uncountable) the contents of such an egg or eggs used as food.
鶏卵
Pronounced: keiran
(specifically, countable) The edible egg (sense 1.1) of a domestic fowl such as a duck, goose, or, especially, a chicken; (uncountable) the contents of such an egg or eggs used as food.
卵形
Pronounced: rankei
(countable) A thing which looks like or is shaped like an egg (sense 1.1).
卵
Pronounced: tamago
(countable) A thing which looks like or is shaped like an egg (sense 1.1).
うんじゃう
Pronounced: unjau
(England, vulgar, dialectal) To conceive a child, especially recklessly.
生んで仕舞う
(England, vulgar, dialectal) To conceive a child, especially recklessly.
産んで仕舞う
(England, vulgar, dialectal) To conceive a child, especially recklessly.
What does "egg" mean?
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noun An oval or round body laid by birds, reptiles, and many other animals, usually containing a developing embryo.
"The bird's nest held four small speckled eggs."
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noun The edible egg of a domestic bird, especially a chicken, used as food.
"She scrambled two eggs for breakfast."
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noun The female reproductive cell of an animal, from which offspring develop when fertilized.
"Fertilization occurs when a sperm cell meets an egg."
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verb To urge or encourage someone, usually into doing something reckless (used with "on").
"His friends egged him on until he agreed to the dare."
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egg in a sentence
- The bird's nest held four small speckled eggs.
- The turtle buried her eggs in the warm sand before slipping back into the sea.
- She scrambled two eggs for breakfast.
- Would you like your egg boiled or fried this morning?
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What is "egg" in Japanese?
"egg" in Japanese is 卵, 玉子, 鶏卵. egg means: An oval or round body laid by birds, reptiles, and many other animals, usually containing a developing embryo.
How do you pronounce 卵?
"egg" in Japanese is 卵, pronounced "tamago".
How do you use "egg" in a sentence?
Example: "The bird's nest held four small speckled eggs." In Japanese, "egg" is 卵, 玉子, 鶏卵.
Are there other ways to say "egg" in Japanese?
Yes — Japanese has 7 translations listed for "egg": 卵, 玉子, 鶏卵, 卵形, うんじゃう, 生んで仕舞う.
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