卵

卵

Egg.

Here, 卵 refers to eggs as a food ingredient, commonly used for cooking and eating.

朝ごはんに卵を食べます。

I eat eggs for breakfast.

In this sentence, 卵 is metaphorically used to describe someone as being in the 'budding' stage of developing a skill or profession.

彼はまだ科学者の卵だ。

He is still a budding scientist.

Here, 卵 refers to literal bird eggs found in a nest, indicating its biological and natural context.

鳥の巣に卵が三つあります。

There are three eggs in the bird's nest.