小豆あずき

also: しょうず

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

1

noun

adzuki bean; red bean

A small, reddish-brown bean commonly used in Japanese sweets, such as anko (sweet bean paste).

小豆あずきを煮にてあんこを作つくる。
I boil adzuki beans to make sweet bean paste.

この和わ菓が子しには小豆あずきが使つかわれている。

Adzuki beans are used in this Japanese sweet.

Usage patterns

〈物もの〉を煮にるto boil/simmer adzuki beans (e.g. to make sweet paste)
小豆あずきを煮にて餡あんを作つくった。
I boiled adzuki beans to make sweet paste.
〈物もの〉を炊たくto cook adzuki beans together with rice
お赤せき飯はんには小豆あずきを一いっ緒しょに炊たく。
For sekihan, you cook adzuki beans together with the rice.

Kanji

小little, small
豆beans, pea, midget

Don't confuse with

あんこ
小豆 is the raw dried bean, while あんこ is the sweetened paste made by boiling and mashing 小豆.
大だい豆ずN1
小豆 (adzuki, used in sweets) and 大豆 (soybean, used for tofu and soy sauce) are different legumes that learners often mix up because both end in 豆.

Counted with

粒つぶN2
grain; bead; drop · counter for small round objects

Word family· 11

小豆あずき色いろ
reddish-brown; azuki bean color
アズキナシ
alder-leafed whitebeam; Korean whitebeam
小豆粥あずきがゆ
rice gruel with adzuki beans
小豆あずき飯めし
rice cooked with adzuki beans

Written forms

小豆Usage64%
- あずき
  gikun (meaning-based reading) or jukujikun
  Standard kanji spelling; the reading あずき is a jukujikun.
- しょうず
  Rare on'yomi reading; mainly encountered in historical or specialized contexts.

Etymology

The kanji 小豆 literally mean 'small bean'. The reading あずき is a jukujikun, where the kanji are assigned to the native Japanese word for this bean. The origin of あずき itself is uncertain, but it may be related to あず (crumbling) because the beans soften easily when cooked.

小豆あずき鱒ます

rock cod; black-saddled grouper

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新しん小豆あずき
freshly harvested adzuki beans
氷こおり小豆あずき
shaved ice with sweet adzuki beans
タケアズキ
ricebean; Vigna umbellata
アズキゾウムシ
adzuki bean weevil
ケツルアズキ
black gram; black lentil
小豆あずきアイス
adzuki bean ice cream

あずき

Usage22%

gikun (meaning-based reading) or jukujikun

Kana spelling is common in everyday writing, especially in recipes and product names.

アズキUsage14%

kana-only spelling

Katakana spelling is used in botanical contexts or for emphasis.

しょうず