卵 (たまご · さんらん · じゅせいらん)

Etymology

Pictograph of the scrotum of a male's penis. The meaning later shifted to "egg", "ovum", and "spawn".

Example sentences

1. 卵はどこ。 — Where are the eggs?
2. 鳥は卵を産む。 — Birds lay eggs.
3. 卵がまだ熱い。 — The eggs are still hot.
4. 卵が割れてる。 — The eggs are cracked.
5. 卵を焼いてくれ。 — Fry an egg for me.

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