noun
kinako; roasted soybean flour
A light brown flour made by roasting and grinding soybeans. Used in Japanese sweets and as a topping.
お餅にきな粉をまぶして食べるのが好きです。
I like eating mochi coated with kinako.
きな粉は大豆から作られます。
Kinako is made from soybeans.
Mixed spelling with 黄 and な; seen but less frequent.
From 黄 (ki, 'yellow') + な (na, possessive particle) + 粉 (ko, 'flour'), referring to the yellowish color of the roasted soybean flour.