manjū; steamed bun with filling
A traditional Japanese confection consisting of a steamed wheat-flour bun with a sweet filling, typically red bean paste.
I bought some manjū as a souvenir.
Steam the manjū in a steamer.
This manjū has plenty of sweet bean paste inside.
I bought manjū as a souvenir at the hot spring.
饅頭 (まんじゅう) is the Japanese sweet steamed bun with bean-paste filling, while the same kanji read まんとう refers to the plain or savory Chinese-style steamed bun.
饅頭 usually has a sweet bean-paste filling, whereas 肉まん is a savory steamed bun filled with meat.
饅頭 is the general term for the traditional confection, while あんまん specifically refers to the larger, fluffier Chinese-style bun with sweet bean filling.
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meat-filled steamed bun; meat manjū
low-grade prostitute; boat prostitute on the Sumida River
kudzu-starch dumpling with bean paste
shallow round hat; manjū-shaped hat
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no-manjū; Okinawan sweet bun with 'no' written on it
maple leaf-shaped steamed bun
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Standard kanji spelling.
Kana spelling is common in everyday writing.
From Chinese 饅頭 (mántou), originally a steamed bread. The Japanese manjū evolved into a sweet confection with various fillings.