Translation guide
A type of common bean, often used in stews and salads. In Japanese, it is typically referred to by its specific variety name or the general term for kidney beans.
Referring to white kidney beans in general, such as in cooking or shopping.
The most direct translation, literally 'white kidney bean'. Commonly understood in cooking contexts.
This soup contains white kidney beans.
Refers specifically to a large white kidney bean variety, often used in Japanese sweets or simmered dishes.
Sweet simmered white kidney beans are often eaten during New Year's.
A specific variety of white kidney bean used primarily for making white bean paste (shiro-an) in Japanese confectionery.
Tebou beans are the ingredient for white bean paste.
Referring to canned white kidney beans, common in Western-style cooking.
Literally 'canned white kidney beans'. Use this when specifying the canned product.
I added canned white kidney beans to the salad.