noun
red bean paste; anko
Sweet paste made from azuki beans, used in many Japanese sweets.
See also: 餡こ
たい焼きの中にはあんがたっぷり入っている。
The taiyaki is filled with plenty of red bean paste.
noun
kudzu sauce
A thickened sauce made with kudzu starch, used in Japanese cuisine.
See also: 葛餡
葛あんをかけた豆腐は上品な味わいだ。
Tofu with kudzu sauce has an elegant flavor.
noun
General term for fillings inside dumplings, buns, or other foods. Sense 3 is specifically for dumpling fillings, while sense 4 is a broader use for any filling or stuffing.
この肉まんのあんはジューシーでおいしい。
The filling of this meat bun is juicy and delicious.
パイにあんを詰めて焼く。
Fill the pie with stuffing and bake it.
あんこ is a more colloquial and common term for sweet red bean paste, while あん is slightly more formal or used in compound words.
From Chinese 餡 (xiàn, 'filling'). The reading あん is a Japanese approximation of the Chinese sound.