This is the 1642nd most frequent Japanese word.
玉子
Egg.
玉子 refers to eggs used as an ingredient, emphasizing the purpose in cooking.
玉子を使って、ふわふわのオムレツを作りました。
Using eggs, I made a fluffy omelet.
玉子 here refers to the oval or rounded form of eggs, emphasizing their shape.
絵には美しい玉子の形が描かれていました。
In the painting, a beautiful egg shape was depicted.
玉子 is used in the literal sense of a tangible egg, symbolizing a gift or item in a cultural context.