温泉卵

おんせんたまご

Also written 温泉たまご, 温泉玉子

Meanings

1. Noun egg slow-boiled so that the yolk is hard but the white is still soft (traditionally cooked in a hot spring)

Kanji

• 温 warm. Read as オン.
• 泉 wellspring. Read as セン.
• 卵 egg. Read as たまご.

Example sentences

• おみやげの温泉卵だよ。
  It's a souvenir onsen egg.

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