Word Meaning 鶏卵

けいらん keiran

鶏卵 is read as けいらん (keiran) and means hen's egg.

Meaning

English

  1. hen's egg

Reading

Kana

けいらん

Romaji

keiran

Writing Variants

  • 鷄卵 けいらん keiran

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 26 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Rank 11098 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

鶏卵素麺

けいらんそうめん

sweet of egg yolks drawn into strands and boiled in sugar syrup (orig. from Portugal)

卵用鶏

らんようけい

egg-laying hen

採卵鶏

さいらんけい

egg-laying hen

かけ

chicken meat

にわとり

chicken meat

とり

bird

鶏肉

けいにく

chicken meat

排卵

はいらん

ovulation

文士の卵

ぶんしのたまご

hatching writer

たまご

(an expert) in the making

産卵

さんらん

egg-laying

受精卵

じゅせいらん

fertilized egg

Example Sentences

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What do you think came first: the chicken or the egg?

Chicken eggs are richer in vitamin A than quail eggs.

The eggs from this farm have darker shells, and the yolks are exceptionally rich.

It is essential to prevent salmonella contamination in hen egg production.