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.
このスープには白いんげん豆が入っています。
This soup contains white kidney beans.
Refers specifically to a large white kidney bean variety, often used in Japanese sweets or simmered dishes.
白花豆の甘煮はお正月によく食べられます。
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.
手亡豆は白あんの原料です。
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.
白いんげん豆の缶詰をサラダに加えました。
I added canned white kidney beans to the salad.