あん・餡an[1]atamadaka (head-high)
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Definitions
- noun, foodred bean paste; red bean jam; anko
- noun, foodkudzu sauce
- noun, foodfilling (of a dumpling, etc.)
- nounfilling; stuffing; inside
Synonyms & antonyms
- SynonymあんこCasualThe everyday colloquial word, chiefly for sweet red bean paste, as in 「あんこたっぷり」; 「餡」 is broader, also covering kudzu sauce and savory fillings such as meat.
- Antonym皮かわNeutralThe antonym in the filling-and-wrapper pairing: the outer skin that encloses the 餡, as in 「餃子の皮」.
Use 「餡」 for fillings generally and for kudzu sauce thickening, as in 「餡掛け」 and 「肉餡」; for sweet red bean paste in everyday speech, 「餡子」 is the common word. The opposite outer layer is 「皮」.
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