鶏卵(けいらん)

けいらん
noun
chicken egg; hen's egg
food
1. chicken egg; hen's egg
an egg laid by a chicken, especially as used in cooking or as a food product
鶏卵(けいらん)の値段(ねだん)が上(あ)がっている。
The price of eggs is going up.
鶏卵(けいらん)アレルギーの子供(こども)は給食(きゅうしょく)に注意(ちゅうい)が必要(ひつよう)だ。
Children with egg allergies need to be careful with school lunches.
日本(にほん)は世界(せかい)でも有数(ゆうすう)の鶏卵(けいらん)消費国(しょうひこく)で、一人当(ひとりあ)たり年間(ねんかん)約(やく)300個(こ)を消費(しょうひ)する。
Japan is one of the world's leading egg-consuming countries, with each person consuming about 300 eggs per year.

Composed of 鶏(けい) (chicken) + 卵(らん) (egg). A formal or technical term for chicken eggs, used in food industry, allergy labeling, agricultural statistics, and scientific contexts. In everyday conversation, 卵(たまご) alone usually refers to chicken eggs.

Common collocations

Similar words

  • 卵(たまご): egg — the everyday word; usually means chicken egg unless specified otherwise
  • 生卵(なまたまご): raw egg — an uncooked egg, commonly eaten in Japan
  • 玉子(たまご): egg (as a cooked ingredient) — often used for dishes like 玉子焼(たまごや)き
  • うずらの卵(たまご): quail egg

Related Words

Compare: 生卵(なまたまご) (raw egg)
Related: 雌鶏(めんどり) (hen)
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