also: あんぱん
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
I had an anpan for breakfast.
The anpan from this bakery is filled with plenty of red bean paste.
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.
The dangers of inhaling paint thinner were reported on the news.
Katakana spelling; also used for the slang sense of paint thinner.
Kanji spelling is uncommon; the word is usually written in kana.
All-hiragana variant; less common than あんパン.
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.