Translation guide
The hard outer covering of an egg. In Japanese, the word 卵の殻 is the most common and neutral way to refer to an eggshell. There are also specific terms for crushed eggshells used as fertilizer or in crafts, and for the color.
Referring to the shell of a bird's egg, especially a chicken egg, in everyday contexts like cooking or handling eggs.
The standard, neutral way to say 'eggshell'. Literally 'shell of egg'. Used in cooking, daily life, and general descriptions.
卵の殻を割って、中身をボウルに入れてください。
Crack the eggshell and put the contents into a bowl.
卵の殻が床に落ちている。
There's an eggshell on the floor.
A more technical or formal term for eggshell, often used in scientific, industrial, or agricultural contexts. Less common in everyday speech.
卵殻はカルシウムを多く含んでいる。
Eggshells contain a lot of calcium.
Referring to eggshells that have been crushed or ground, often for gardening, crafts, or as a calcium supplement.
Literally 'powder of eggshell'. Used when talking about finely ground eggshells for gardening or consumption.
卵の殻の粉末を土に混ぜると、カルシウム補給になります。
Mixing eggshell powder into the soil provides calcium.
A compound word meaning 'eggshell powder'. More technical, used in product names or agricultural guides.
卵殻粉は天然のカルシウム源です。
Eggshell powder is a natural source of calcium.
Describing a pale, off-white color similar to that of a chicken eggshell.
A descriptive phrase meaning 'a color like an eggshell'. Natural in conversation when describing colors.
壁を卵の殻のような色に塗った。
I painted the wall a color like an eggshell.
The English loanword 'eggshell' used as a color name, common in fashion, interior design, and product descriptions.
このカーテンはエッグシェル色です。
These curtains are eggshell color.