No. 1,642 in Japanese
玉子
Egg.
In a sentence
玉子を使って、ふわふわのオムレツを作りました。
Using eggs, I made a fluffy omelet.
玉子 refers to eggs used as an ingredient, emphasizing the purpose in cooking.
絵には美しい玉子の形が描かれていました。
In the painting, a beautiful egg shape was depicted.
玉子 here refers to the oval or rounded form of eggs, emphasizing their shape.
彼女はお祝いに玉子をもらいました。
She received eggs as a gift for the celebration.
玉子 is used in the literal sense of a tangible egg, symbolizing a gift or item in a cultural context.
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