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. šTopics Discussed The phrase ~no tamago The etymology of the word tamagoĀ kaigoĀ vsĀ tamagoĀ The difference betweenĀ tamagoĀ written with one kanji (åµ) andĀ tamago written with two kanji (ēå) And more! šSubscribe to the Podcast! Ā šSupport on Patreon & Ko-fi https://patreon.com/japankyo Ā šLinks, Videos, Etc. No links šFollow on Social Media
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