卵の形が「ゼロ」(0)の形に似ているからであろう。

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ぜろ 似ている から あろう

English Translation

The shape of an egg is like the shape of a naught (0).

Furigana

(たまご)(かたち)が「ゼロ」(0)の(かたち)()ているからであろう。

Romanji

Tamago no katachi ga" zero" zero no katachi ni niteiru kara de arou.

Words

(たまご)
eggs; egg; spawn; roe; hen egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin; infancy
()
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
(かたち、よう)
form; shape; figure; visage
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
(れい、ぜろ、ゼロ)
zero; nought
(まる)
circle (sometimes used for zero); 'correct' (when marking); symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position, or because of censorship); period; full stop; maru mark; semivoiced sound; p-sound
()
at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although
似る (にる)
to resemble; to look like; to take after; to be similar (in status, condition, etc.); to be close; to be alike; to be like
から (から)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part); through (e.g. window, vestibule); after; since
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative
(ある)
a certain ...; some ...

Kanji

Readings: ラン、 たまご
Meanings: egg, ovum, spawn, roe
Readings: ケイ、 ギョウ、 かた、 -がた、 かたち、 なり
Meanings: shape, form, style
Readings: ジ、 に.る、 ひ.る
Meanings: becoming, resemble, counterfeit, imitate, suitable