餡 子(あんこ)

あんこ

noun

sweet bean paste; red bean paste

1. sweet bean paste; red bean paste

a sweet paste made from azuki beans, used as a filling in Japanese confections

大福(だいふく)の中(なか)には餡子(あんこ)が入(はい)っている。

Daifuku has sweet bean paste inside.

餡子(あんこ)は小豆(あずき)から作(つく)られる。

Bean paste is made from azuki beans.

「こしあん」と「つぶあん」、どちらの餡子(あんこ)が好(す)き？

Which bean paste do you prefer, smooth or chunky?

餡子(あんこ) is a fundamental ingredient in Japanese confections (和菓子(わがし)).

Types

こしあん: smooth bean paste (strained)
つぶあん: chunky bean paste (with visible beans)
白(しろ)あん: white bean paste (from white beans)

Common collocations

大福(だいふく): rice cake with bean paste filling
饅頭(まんじゅう): steamed bun with bean paste
羊羹(ようかん): sweet bean jelly
鯛焼(たいや)き: fish-shaped cake with bean paste
どら焼(や)き: two pancakes with bean paste
おはぎ / ぼたもち: rice balls coated with bean paste

Forms

あん (餡(あん)) is the shorter form and the one used in compounds: あんパン, こしあん, あんまん. 餡子(あんこ) is usually written in kana, あんこ.

Related Words

Synonym: 餡(あん) (sweet bean paste / thick sauce)

Related: 小豆(あずき) (azuki bean (main ingredient))

Compare: ぜんざい (sweet red bean soup (with mochi))

Related: 粒(つぶ)あん (chunky sweet bean paste)

Related: こしあん (smooth sweet bean paste)

Related: 饅頭(まんじゅう) (manju)

Compare: 汁粉(しるこ) (sweet red-bean soup with mochi)

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Added 2026.1.27 22:22 · Revised 2026.10.10 21:23

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