The Etymology of TAMAGO and Other Egg Stuff (Japanese Plus Alpha 01) | Japan Station 135

On this episode of Japan Station, we talk about the etymology of the Japanese word for egg (tamago) and other interesting quirks of this word! Note: This is actually an episode of Japanese Plus Alpha.

👉Topics Discussed

• The phrase ~no tamago
• The etymology of the word tamago
• kaigo vs tamago
• The difference between tamago written with one kanji (卵) and tamago written with two kanji (玉子)
• And more!

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