卵

• 読み: たまご
• ローマ字: tamago
• 漢字の分解: 卵 (ran/tamago) — egg
• 発音: /ta.ma.ɡo/

意味

Egg; eggs. Most commonly refers to chicken eggs.

Usually refers to hen eggs used in cooking. Japan consumes more eggs per capita than almost any other country. Raw eggs are commonly eaten over rice (卵かけご飯) and are safe to eat due to strict food safety standards. Also written as 玉子 when referring to prepared eggs in cooking.

例文

1. 朝ご飯に卵を二つ食べました。
2. 卵は冷蔵庫に入れてください。
3. この卵焼きはおいしいです。

使い方ガイド

場面: cooking, breakfast, shopping

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

From Old Japanese. The kanji 卵 depicts a form suggesting paired eggs or spawn. The word たまご literally breaks down to 玉 (tama, 'ball/sphere') + 子 (go/ko, 'child').

文化的背景

時代: Ancient

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal