Tamago

JLPT N5

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卵 (Tamago) is a Japanese noun meaning “eggs, egg, spawn, roe”.

Meanings

  1. nouneggs; egg; spawn; roe
  2. noun(hen's) eggoft. 玉子 in cooking
  3. nouna ... in the making; future (lawyer, doctor, etc.); budding ...as ...の卵
  4. nounbeginning; origin; infancy

Examples

  • I don't care for eggs.

  • Birds lay eggs.

  • Fry an egg for me.

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