yokan

See also: yōkan

English

Alternative forms

youkan

Etymology

From Japanese 羊羹.

Noun

yokan (uncountable)

A thick jellied dessert made of red bean paste, agar, and sugar, usually sold in block form and eaten in slices.
- 2008, Gail Tsukiyama, The Samurai's Garden, page 61:
  “Homemade yokan. You must be quite special to this girl,” he teased. “She's just one of many,” I laughed. Matsu picked up one of the rectangular red bean cakes and put it entirely into his mouth.

Translations

Translations

Chinese:
Cantonese: 羊羹 (joeng⁴ gang¹)

Hakka: 羊羹 (yòng-kâng, yô-kháng)

Hokkien: 羊羹 (iő-káng, io-kàng), 菜燕糖 (chhài-iàn-thn̂g)

Mandarin: 羊羹 (zh) (yánggēng)
Japanese: 羊羹 (ja) (ようかん, yōkan)
Korean: please add this translation if you can

Anagrams

yak on

Ibatan

Noun

yokan

bee; honeybee

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