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Readings

Kana: アン、カン
Romaji: an, kan
Kana
Romaji

Meaning

bean jam

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  17
Radical Number:  184
Frequency: 
Grade: 
Skip Pattern:  1-9-8
Korean Reading:  ham
Chinese Reading:  xian4
Unicode:  9921
JIS:  7132

Indexes

Nelson Index: 5175
New Nelson Index: 6702
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 8b8.4
Four Corner Index: 8777.7
Daikanwanjiten Index: 44224
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 12.0414

Words

(あん)
red bean paste; red bean jam; anko; kudzu sauce; filling (of a dumpling, bun, etc., e.g. ground meat, vegetables, bean paste); filling (generally); a substance wrapped in something else (e.g. cushion stuffing)
餡蜜 (あんみつ)
syrup-covered anko (bean jam) and fruit; mitsumame mixed with an(ko)
餡こ (あんこ)
red bean paste; red bean jam; anko; filling (e.g. of a manjuu); stuffing; padding
小倉あん (おぐらあん)
sweet adzuki bean paste made of a mixture of mashed and whole beans
味噌餡 (みそあん)
sweet paste of white beans and miso
餡かけ (あんかけ)
food covered in a thick starchy sauce (usu. made of kuzu or katakuriko flour)
餡パン (あんパン、アンパン)
bread roll filled with anko; paint thinner placed inside a bag used as a drug
餡饅 (あんまん)
bun with anko filling
葛餡 (くずあん)
kudzu sauce
粒あん (つぶあん)
coarse anko; coarse sweet red bean paste
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