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English
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
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Anagrams
Ibatan
Noun
yokan
- bee; honeybee