# 卵 egg

口 (mouth/small box radical) + (fingerprint)
★★☆☆☆
7 strokes
DUPE SOLO DUH
usually people use the a DIFFERENT set of kanji: 玉子. (pronounced the same! Why do they need two words for eggs?!?)

## Onyomi

## Mnemonic

| Looks like 2 eggs with black dots for yolks.

## Kunyomi

たまご | egg (used mostly by farmers and agriculture people) （ also means "beginner" , in the sense of "someone who might be really skilled at XXX but has not made their professional debut yet." For instance, a great artist who has not had an exhibition or a genius photographer who has not published a photo-book yet.） ★☆☆☆☆

## Lookalikes

| Meaning | Hint | Radical
--- | --- | --- | ---
印 | stamp | 'E' |
叩 | beat, smack | MOUTH | 口
卵 | egg | 2 DOTS (YOLKS) |

EAZY E's stamp is in the shape of an “E."

You slap someone in the MOUTH,

but eggs have two YOLKS which stare at you from the plate like accusing eyes. “Why didn't you let me LIIIIVE????"

## Synonyms

egg 玉子 卵