Meaning

Primary

Chicken Egg

Alternative

Hen Egg

Word Type

noun

Explanation

A chicken egg is a chicken egg.

Reading

けいらん
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

This is a jukugo word that uses the on'yomi readings of the kanji. You haven't learned this reading for yet, so here's a mnemonic to help you:

Who loves chicken eggs? Randy (らん) Savage! Especially when he eats them with slim jims. Mmm eggs and slim jims. You should give it a try.

Context

Context Sentences

鶏卵は日本が自給自足できる唯一の蛋白源です。

Chicken eggs are the only source of protein in Japan that is self sufficient.

Kanji Composition