羊羹

Chinese
caprid soup
trad. (羊羹) 羊 羹
simp. #(羊羹) 羊 羹

Etymology

Sense "yokan" is from Japanese 羊羹(ようかん) (yōkan), in turn from Chinese.

Pronunciation

Note: yô-kháng - from Japanese pronunciation.
Note: from Japanese pronunciation.

Noun

羊羹

  1. (rare) lamb soup; lamb broth
  2. yokan

Synonyms
  • (lamb soup): 羊湯／羊汤

References
  • Governor-General of Taiwan (1931–1932), “羊羹”, in 小川尚義 (OGAWA Naoyoshi), editor, 臺日大辭典 [Taiwanese-Japanese Dictionary]‎ (in Japanese and Min Nan), volume 1, Taihoku: 同府 (Dōfu), OCLC 25747241, page 85

Japanese
羊羹 (yōkan)
Kanji in this term
羊 羹
よう
Grade: 3		 かん
Hyōgaiji
on’yomi

Etymology

/yaukan/ → /yɔːkan/ → /yoːkan/

Originally from Middle Chinese compound 羊羹 (yang kæng, literally “sheep + soup, broth”). The gelatin meaning arose from the way that sheep meat or other parts would be boiled down to produce gelatin.

Pronunciation

Noun

羊(よう)羹(かん) • (yōkan) ←やうかん (yaukan)?

  1. (obsolete) a gelatin made from boiled sheep and used in soups
  2. yokan, a thick jellied dessert made of adzuki (red bean paste), agar, and sugar
    • 1603–1604, Nippo Jisho (page 823)
      Yôcan. ヤゥカン (羊羹) 豆に粗糖をまぜて,こねたもので作った食物.

Derived terms
Derived terms
  • 水羊羹(みずようかん) (mizu yōkan)
  • 練(ね)り羊羹(ようかん) (neri yōkan)
  • 羊羹紙(ようかんかみ) (yōkan kami)
  • 羊羹色(ようかんいろ) (yōkan iro): the color of yokan
  • 蒸(む)し羊羹(ようかん) (mushi yōkan): steamed yokan

References
  1. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
  2. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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