Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 産卵(さんらん) in Japanese

産卵
Kana Reading
さんらん
Romaji
sanran
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
    Meaning
    egg-laying; spawning
    Example sentence
    鮭は川をさかのぼって砂に産卵する。 Salmon go up the river and lay their eggs in the sand.

Examples of 産卵, さんらん in a sentence

Kanji in this word

卵 JLPT 2

7 strokes

egg, ovum, spawn, roe

On'Yomi: ラン

Kun'Yomi: たまご

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産 JLPT 4

11 strokes

products, bear, give birth, yield, childbirth, native, property

On'Yomi: サン

Kun'Yomi: う.む, う.まれる, うぶ-, む.す

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