Breakdown of tamago
egg
卵
The Easter Bunny drops eggs everywhere.
Usages of tamago
お腹 が 空いた から、 卵 を 食べた。onaka ga suita kara, tamago o tabeta.
(I) ate an egg because I was hungry.
この レシピ に は 卵 が 必要 です。kono reshipi ni wa tamago ga hitsuyou desu.
This recipe requires eggs.
生 卵 を 食べたこと が あります か？nama tamago o tabetakoto ga arimasu ka?
Have you ever eaten a raw egg?
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