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.
Kintoki carrots are characterized by their vivid red color.
このお菓子は金時の色をしている。
This sweet has a red color like Kintoki.
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.
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.
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.
The full name for red kidney beans; 金時 is the abbreviated form.
The full name for red-skinned sweet potatoes; 金時 is the abbreviated form.
Kintoki sweet potato; red-skinned sweet potato
red kidney bean
red bigeye
shaved ice with green tea syrup and sweet red beans
Kintoki carrot
Naruto kintoki; a type of sweet potato
Standard kanji spelling for this word.
Alternate kanji form, less common.
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.