# 卵 — egg

卵 means “egg”. It is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 7 strokes. On'yomi: ラン (ran). Kun'yomi: たまご (tamago). You'll see it in words such as 卵 (tamago, “eggs; egg”).

- Meaning: egg
- On'yomi: ラン (ran)
- Kun'yomi: たまご (tamago)
- Strokes: 7
- Level: JLPT N2 · set Food & cooking 1

## How to remember 卵

Parts: 卯 rabbit sign · 丶 drop

## Words with 卵

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 卵 | たまご (tamago) | eggs; egg |

## More in the “Food & cooking 1” set

[塩](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/salt/) · [杯](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/cup/) · [甘](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/sweet/) · [卵](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/egg/) · [喫](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/consume/) · [粉](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/flour/) · [脂](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/fat/)

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