noun
yōkan; sweet bean jelly
A traditional Japanese confection made from red bean paste, agar, and sugar, often sliced and served with tea.
お茶請けに羊羹を出した。
I served yōkan with the tea.
この羊羹は甘さが控えめで上品だ。
This yōkan is elegantly restrained in sweetness.
Search-only variant using a different second kanji.
The kanji 羊 (sheep) and 羹 (thick soup) reflect the word's Chinese origin, where it originally referred to a sheep-based gelatinous soup. In Japan, it evolved into a sweet bean-based confection.