たまご

Egg

N5noun·tamago

How to remember it

tama (ball) + go — a round little ball, just like an egg.

Example sentences

  • 卵を二個買いました。

    たまごをにこかいました。

    I bought two eggs.

  • 朝ごはんに卵を食べます。

    あさごはんにたまごをたべます。

    I eat an egg for breakfast.

Usage

卵 for raw/shelled eggs, 玉子 for cooked; counted with 個 (こ).

Related words

玉子目玉焼き

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