Lingaku卵【たまご】
Frequency rank: 1,959.
- eggs; egg; spawn; roeonly applies to 卵
- (hen's) egg玉子 oft. used in cooking
- (an expert) in the makingonly applies to 卵
- beginning; origin; infancyonly applies to 卵
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Forms
- 卵【たまご】Frequency rank: 1,959.
- 玉子【たまご】Frequency rank: 33,124. – 33,462.
- たまごFrequency rank: 40,465. – 41,055.
Generated definitions (experimental)
- eggs; egg; spawn; roe
- (hen's) egg
- (an expert) in the making
- beginning; origin; infancy
Refers to the common food item and can signify various types of eggs from different animals.
I ate eggs for breakfast.
Specifically refers to the eggs laid by chickens and is commonly used in cooking and food discussions.
Used figuratively to describe someone who is developing their skills or knowledge, indicating potential growth into an expert.
Can describe the initial stages of development or the starting point of something.
Generated collocations (experimental)
たまご卵をわる割るto crack an eggなまたまご生卵raw eggたまごりょうり卵料理egg dishたまごやき卵焼きJapanese omeletteたまご卵をゆでる茹でるto boil an eggたまご卵のしろみ白身egg whiteたまご卵のきみ黄身egg yolkたまごのから卵の殻eggshellおんせんらん温泉卵onsen egg (slow-cooked egg)たまご卵からそだてる育てるto raise from an eggわかい若いたまご卵young egg (inexperienced person)たまご卵をつかった使ったでざあとデザートdessert made with eggsたまご卵のあれるぎいアレルギーegg allergyしんせん新鮮なたまご卵fresh eggたまご卵のかず数をかぞえる数えるto count the number of eggs
Wiktionary definitions (experimental)
Example sentences
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It's so hot that you could cook an egg on the hood of a car.
What should you feed killifish that have just hatched from their eggs?