WORD DETAIL
卵焼き
たまごやき
Examples
Included kanji
Study notes
1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning
- Structure:
卵焼き(たまごやき) is a prepared egg dish, typically a rolled omelet. - Basic usage:
甘い卵焼きを入れるadds it to a lunch box;卵焼きを切るportions the cooked dish.
2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions
- Ingredient name versus finished dish
- The headword denotes the cooked food, not the act of frying an egg; both actions take that finished dish with
を.
- The headword denotes the cooked food, not the act of frying an egg; both actions take that finished dish with

