also: あんぱん
noun
anpan; sweet roll filled with red bean paste
A classic Japanese bakery item: a soft bread roll with sweet azuki bean paste inside.
See also: あんこ
朝ごはんにあんパンを食べた。
I had an anpan for breakfast.
このパン屋のあんパンはあんこが
The anpan from this bakery is filled with plenty of red bean paste.
noun
paint thinner (as an inhalant)
Only with reading アンパン
Slang term for paint thinner used as an inhalant; derived from the katakana spelling アンパン.
ニュースでアンパン吸引の危険性が報じられた。
The dangers of inhaling paint thinner were reported on the news.
Refers to the sweet red bean paste itself, not the bread roll.
Compound of 餡 (an, 'red bean paste') and パン (pan, 'bread'), from Portuguese pão. The slang sense is a homophone derived from the katakana spelling アンパン.