卵
卵 — Egg
egg, ovum, spawn, roe
On’yomiラン (ran)
Kun’yomiたまご (tamago)
Stroke order (7 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 卵
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 卵 | たまご tamago | eggs; egg; spawn |
| 産卵 | さんらん sanran | egg-laying; spawning |
| 受精卵 | じゅせいらん juseiran | fertilized egg; fertilised egg |
| 卵子 | らんし ranshi | ovum; ovule; egg cell |
| 卵巣 | らんそう ransou | ovary |
| 卵形 | らんけい rankei | oval shape; egg shape |
Study notes
卵 is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 7 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 6), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #1342 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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