鶏卵(けいらん)

けいらん
noun
chicken egg; hen's egg
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:

  • 鶏卵(けいらん)アレルギー: egg allergy
  • 鶏卵(けいらん)の生産(せいさん): egg production
  • 鶏卵(けいらん)価格(かかく): egg prices
  • 鶏卵(けいらん)を使用(しよう): uses eggs (food labeling)

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
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