1
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
biology
brooding
1
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
only applies to
卵
eggs;egg;spawn;roe
卵を一ダースづつつめなさい。
Pack eggs in dozens.
2
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
(hen's) egg
oft. 玉子 in cooking
卵は硬くゆでてください。
Boil the eggs hard.
3
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
only applies to
卵
a ... in the making;future (lawyer, doctor, etc.);budding ...
as ...の卵
彼は医者の卵だ。
He's a future doctor.
4
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
only applies to
卵
beginning;origin;infancy
Other forms
玉子 【たまご】
1
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
archaic
egg;eggshell
Other forms
殻 【かい】 · 稃 【かい】
1
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
zoology
ovum;ovule;egg cell