Meaning

A Japanese sweet roll most commonly filled with red bean paste..

Example Sentences

Anpanman, a male hero whose head is composed of anpan—a doughy snack filled with sweet bean paste, is the central character in a children’s book (/cartoon/comic/toy) series in Japan.

Japanization of practice is reflected in the food used, such as the bread and anpan buns as a substitute for Korean rice cakes.

At once, Tanuki changed himself into a little girl holding a plate with four anpan (buns filled with red bean paste)—the Tengu’s favorite food. As soon as the three Tengu saw the anpan, they rushed up to grab them.

For those familiar with the anime “Anpanman,” the title character is so named because his head is the shape of an anpan bun.

Anpan was a huge success and the bakery was immediately commissioned to serve the emperor’s court, which made their reputation solid. It is believed that the invention of anpan made a substantial contribution to bringing bread onto Japanese tables.

Anpan is a sweet bread filled with red bean paste (it’s what Kurtz pictures on the first page of this story). An extremely widespread snack, one of Japan’s most popular cartoon characters is Anpan Man, a superhero whose head is an anpan bun.

Griselda returns, holding a bag full of wasabi peas and anpans. She knows I like the ones filled with custard rather than red bean, so I’m grateful she got my favorites.

He bought two anpans.

Word Forms

• anpan
• anpans

When Should You Use Anpan?

Use anpan when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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