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卵 — 7 strokes ／ Radical「卩」

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5Elementary year 6 ／ 7 strokes ／ Radical「卩」
On
ランらん · ran
Kun
たまごtamago
Meaning
egg

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

A picture of two eggs side by side, as fish or insects lay them — hence "egg."

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onランらんran卵黄らんおう鶏卵けいらん産卵さんらん
Kunたまごtamago卵たまご

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 卵白らんぱく

    egg white

  • 生卵なまたまご

    raw egg

More words with this kanji

  • 鶏卵けいらん
  • 孵卵器ふらんき
  • 茹で卵ゆでたまご
  • 魚卵ぎょらん
  • 鶉卵うずらたまご

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

朝(あさ)ごはんに卵(たまご)を食(た)べた。

I ate an egg for breakfast.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

生卵卵白卵生life白white危danger…卯the Ra…印seal却instea…即immedi…乱disord…覧to loo…婪greedy羝a ram嵐storm
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Compound

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