So I recently was at a Japanese restaurant which had its menu items written in English and Japanese. Surprisingly, on their menu they had the word たまご (egg) written as 玉子 instead of 卵. It kind of makes sense (spherical child), but that’s definitely not what I was taught. Is it a regional thing? Mayb…

I totally remember this one :slight_smile: [image] 卵 vs 玉子 for eggs Japanese Language I’ve known for a long time that 卵 means eggs. But recently I stumbled on the alternative spelling 玉子 for eggs. It seems like 玉子 is mainly used in recipes. Can someone shed some light on t…

Seems like I should have searched better on the forums. Thanks for your answer!

Also 子 is an archaic word for a bird egg. I would expect that’s likely where the alternate form derives from.

Wish I’d seen that thread above too, though it was fun reading the answer from mamimumason in Japanese a few days ago. [image] 【LV1-5 w/ Template】What is your favorite 玉子りょうり？ Japanese Only (Beginners) すごい！danirobさんのオムレツ、たべてみたいです(´∀｀) おいしいですよね！「たまご」のかん字は、「卵」はちょうりしていない…

I’ve never seen this but I have noticed that sometimes on menu’s “chicken and eggs” is called “bird and child” haha.

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Or it could just be a reference to the meaning I point out above which is that it was an old word for bird egg.

there is 親子丼 [parent/child/rice bowl] which is a rice bowl with chicken and egg.

Eggsistenial crisis: 卵 vs 玉子

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acm2010 September 4, 2019, 6:26pm 2

I totally remember this one

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