卵 — “egg” in Japanese

Grade 6らん, たまご

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“egg” in Japanese is 卵, read ran, tamago (らん, たまご). It is a Grade 6 Kyōiku kanji, taught in year 6 of Japanese elementary school, and appears in words such as 卵焼き (rolled omelet).

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What does 卵 mean?

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Kanji	卵
Meaning	egg
Readings	らん, たまご
Grade	Grade 6 (Hardest)
Curriculum	Kyōiku kanji · Japanese elementary school
Example	卵焼き (rolled omelet)

How to read 卵

卵 is read ran (らん) or tamago (たまご) depending on the word.

Words with 卵

産卵さんらん
卵焼き

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Updated: 2026-08-28