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  • July 1, 2013 at 9:53 am #40874

    Pindy
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    Sorry for wasting your time, but I just had a realization about the kanji for Tamago (egg) 玉子  =  “child ball”. This had to have emerged through such a primal thought process. I can see a conversation occurring, shortly after Amaterasu worked her magic:

    What shall we call this thing? It’s a kind of ball from which the child of something emerges. Fantastic!

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    July 1, 2013 at 11:37 pm #40885

    vanandrew
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    Ha! Nice one, that is cool.

    July 2, 2013 at 9:27 am #40888

    Pindy
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    Uh oh—I think the source I read was wrong. I believe “tamago” is really 卵.

    Damn. It was so perfect.

    July 2, 2013 at 10:55 am #40890

    trout
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    I think you’re OK.   玉子 is used for chicken eggs only and for eggs that have been cooked (like an omellette =玉子焼き).

    卵 = eggs in general.   I haven’t eaten lunch yet, this is making me hungry….

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