Quick answer
卵 is the kanji for "Egg". It is a JLPT N2 kanji. The main reading is たまご (tamago). Stroke-order practice is available below.
Meaning
Egg
Also : Roe · Ovum
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Readings
kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading
Practice writing
Trace the kanji stroke by stroke with a visual guide.
Stroke Order
7 strokes
Radicals
Memory Aid
The kanji 卵 represents 'EGG'. Think of this shape as a picture representing the concept of egg.
On-reading: らん — remember this sound by associating it with egg. Kun-reading: たまご.
Example Sentences
毎朝卵料理を作るのが日課になっています。
まいあさたまごりょうりをつくるのがにっかになっています。
Making egg dishes every morning has become my daily routine.
卵は完全食品と言われるほど、栄養価が高い食べ物です。
たまごはかんぜんしょくひんといわれるほど、えいようかがたかいたべものです。
Eggs are so nutritious that they are called a perfect food.
Vocabulary using 卵
Grammar to study at this level
- [Noun] + に伴い～に伴い (ni tomonai) - Along with / In accordance with
- [Noun] + をはじめ～をはじめ (wo hajime) - Starting with / Including
- [Noun] + に応じて～に応じて (ni oujite) - According to / In response to
- [Noun] + から + [Noun] + にかけて～にかけて (ni kakete) - From...to / In the area of
- [Noun] + に限り～に限り (ni kagiri) - Limited to / Only
Last updated Jul 4, 2026
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