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egg
Stroke count: 7

Readings

On readingラン
Kun readingたまご

Meanings

  1. eggRtK
  2. ovum
  3. roe
  4. spawn
  1. eggs
  2. (hen's) egg

Radicals and components

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Components
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Mnemonic (RtK)

sign of the hare · receipt · stamp · drops

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1526

Compound words

彼は歌手のだ。たまご
He is a budding singer.tatoeba
彼は医者のだ。たまご
He's a future doctor.tatoeba
彼はある農夫からと牛乳を買った。たまご
He bought eggs and milk from a farmer.tatoeba
彼は10個ものをたやすく食べてしまった。たまご
He ate as many as ten eggs, no sweat.tatoeba
彼は少量の塩をゆでにふりかけた。
He put a touch of salt on a boiled egg.tatoeba
彼は歌手のだ。
He is a budding singer.tatoeba
彼は医者のだ。
He's a future doctor.tatoeba
彼はある農夫からと牛乳を買った。
He bought eggs and milk from a farmer.tatoeba

Stroke Order

7 strokes

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