産卵(さんらん)

さんらん
noun, verb-suru
egg-laying, spawning
1. egg-laying, spawning, oviposition
The act of producing and depositing eggs. Used for fish, insects, reptiles, birds, and other egg-laying animals.
ウミガメが砂浜(すなはま)で産卵(さんらん)する。
Sea turtles lay eggs on the sandy beach.
鮭(さけ)は川(かわ)を遡(さかのぼ)って産卵(さんらん)する習性(しゅうせい)がある。
Salmon have the habit of swimming upstream to spawn.
産卵(さんらん)期(き)になると、この地域(ちいき)の海岸(かいがん)は立(た)ち入(い)り禁止(きんし)になり、ボランティアが卵(たまご)を保護(ほご)する活動(かつどう)を行(おこな)っている。
During the spawning season, this area's coastline is closed off, and volunteers carry out activities to protect the eggs.

USAGE:
Used as a noun (産卵(さんらん)) or suru-verb (産卵(さんらん)する). This is a biological and nature term, not used for human birth. Common in nature documentaries, wildlife conservation, and science contexts.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 産卵(さんらん)期(き) (spawning season, egg-laying season)
  • 産卵(さんらん)場所(ばしょ) (spawning ground, nesting site)
  • 産卵(さんらん)する (to lay eggs, to spawn)
  • 産卵(さんらん)数(すう) (number of eggs laid)

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 卵(たまご)を産(う)む: to lay eggs (more common in casual speech)
  • 孵化(ふか): hatching (the process of eggs opening)
  • 繁殖(はんしょく): breeding, reproduction (broader term for animal reproduction)
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