卵黄

This is the 4358th most frequent Japanese word.

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卵黄

Egg yolk.


卵黄 is used to refer to the yolk of an egg.

卵黄の色が濃いほど新鮮です。

The darker the yolk color, the fresher it is.


卵黄 is specifically referring to a quantitative use of egg yolks in a recipe.

ケーキのレシピに卵黄を2個使用します。

The cake recipe uses two egg yolks.


卵黄 is contrasted with 卵白 (egg white) to distinguish the parts of an egg.

卵黄と卵白を分けてください。

Please separate the yolk from the egg white.