Chinese

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), 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)

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

• On'yomi
• (Tokyo) よ​うかん [yóꜜòkàǹ] (Atamadaka - [1])^[1][2]
• IPA^(key): [jo̞ːkã̠ɴ]

Noun

羊羹 ‎(hiragana ようかん, romaji yōkan, historical hiragana やうかん)

1. 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

References

1. ↑ 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9
2. ↑ 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, ISBN 978-4-14-011112-3

• Doi, Tadao (1603–1604) Hōyaku Nippo Jisho (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Iwanami Shoten, ISBN 978-4-00-080021-1, published 1980.