餡
bean jam
Readings
On'yomi
- アン
- カン
Kun'yomi
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Meaning
餡 centers on sweet bean paste, specifically the smooth jam made from azuki beans used in Japanese confectionery.
Most common words using 餡
- 餡あん
red bean paste; red bean jam; anko
- 餡パンあんパン
anpan; bread roll filled with red bean paste
- 餡子あんこN1
red bean paste; red bean jam; anko
- こし餡こしあん
strained bean paste; smooth anko; fine-grained sweet bean paste
- うぐいす餡うぐいすあん
sweet brownish-green paste made from green peas
- さらし餡さらしあん
powdered bean paste; dried bean paste
- 味噌餡みそあん
sweet paste of white beans and miso
- 潰し餡つぶしあん
slightly crushed sweetened red-bean paste
- 葛餡くずあん
kudzu sauce
- 餡かけあんかけ
food covered in a thick starchy sauce (usu. made of kudzu or katakuriko flour)
- 餡ドーナツあんドーナツ
doughnut filled with red bean paste
- 餡蜜あんみつ
mixture of bean jam, boiled beans, agar cubes, fruit pieces and syrup
- 餡餅あんもち
mochi rice cake with red bean jam filling; mochi rice cake covered in red bean jam
- 餡饅あんまん
steamed bun with sesame oil and anko filling
Study
Etymology
餡 combines the food radical 飠 with 臽, which likely contributes the sound. The character originally referred to a type of stuffed food or filling, later specializing to sweet bean paste in Japanese.
Meaning mnemonic
The food radical 飠 on the left suggests something edible, while the right side 臽 looks like a container with a lid. Imagine a pot filled with smooth, sweet bean jam.
Reading mnemonic
For アン, picture an anko-filled pastry: the first syllable of 'anko' (あんこ) directly gives アン, and the sweet bean jam inside matches the meaning.