卵
Today let’s learn this kanji 卵
今回は『卵』。
卵 - たまご egg 🥚
卵子 - らんし egg cell, ovum
卵形 - らんけい egg-shape(d)
乾燥卵 - かんそうらん dried eggs, dehydrated egg
※ 玉子 - たまご egg (fried/cooked) 🍳
P.S. Did you know that the word Tamagotchi たまごっち (one of the cult toys of the 1990s) is a portmanteau of words たまご and ウオッチ (watch)?
🥚 +⌚ = ❓
諺
Japanese proverb 諺:
卵と誓いは砕けやすい - たまごとちかいはくだけやすい Talk is cheap. / Actions speak louder than words.
(lit. Eggs and vows are easily broken.)