鶏卵

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 鶏卵, read けいらん, combines 鶏 (chicken) and 卵 (egg).
• Basic usage: It specifies chicken eggs, as in preparing ingredients or displaying a product's place of origin.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Type of egg
  • 卵 (たまご) can name eggs broadly, whereas 鶏卵 specifies chicken eggs.
• Counting eggs
  • 鶏卵を三個用意した says someone prepared three eggs.
  • The quantity can come after the object-marking particle.