noun, noun, used as a prefix, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
red; red-colored
Used as a noun, prefix, or no-adjective to describe something red, often in names of foods or objects associated with the folk hero Kintarō (金太郎), who was depicted with red skin.
金時人参は鮮やかな赤色が特徴だ。
Kintoki carrots are characterized by their vivid red color.
このお菓子
This sweet has a red color like Kintoki.
noun
Abbreviation of 金時豆 (kintoki-mame). Refers specifically to red kidney beans.
See also: 金時豆
金時を煮て甘納豆を作る。
I boil red kidney beans to make sweet beans.
noun
sweet potato (red-skinned cultivar)
Abbreviation of 金時芋 (kintoki-imo). Refers to various sweet potato cultivars with red skin, such as 鳴門金時.
See also: 金時芋
焼き芋には金時が一番だ。
For roasted sweet potatoes, Kintoki is the best.
noun
shaved ice with sweet adzuki beans
A dessert consisting of shaved ice topped with boiled adzuki beans, often associated with the red color of Kintarō.
夏祭りで金時を食べた。
I ate shaved ice with adzuki beans at the summer festival.
Derived from the name of the folk hero 金太郎 (Kintarō), who is traditionally depicted with red skin. The word 金時 came to be associated with the color red and is used in names of various red-colored foods and objects.