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?

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

TYPES OF 餡子(あんこ):

  • 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)

SWEETS WITH 餡子(あんこ):

  • 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 - dorayaki (two pancakes with bean paste)
  • 餅(もち) - mochi with bean paste
  • おはぎ/萩(はぎ)の餅(もち) - rice ball covered with bean paste

VARIANT READINGS:

  • あんこ (colloquial)
  • あん (shortened form)
  • 餡(あん) (written form)

NOTE: The 子(こ) in 餡子(あんこ) is a diminutive suffix.

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Added 2026.1.27 22:22
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