yokan
noun
yokan is spelled Y-O-K-A-N: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 71 million words in written English, the 265,644th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, yokan means “A thick jellied dessert made of red bean paste, agar, and sugar, usually sold in block form and eaten in slices” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in yokan?
| Letters | 5: Y-O-K-A-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 71 million words; the 265,644th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is yokan?
Yokan appears about once in every 71 million words in written English, the 265,644th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of yokan
- yōkan
- youkan
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does yokan mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A thick jellied dessert made of red bean paste, agar, and sugar, usually sold in block form and eaten in slices.
noun
- 1
Alternative form of yokan.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does yokan come from?
From Japanese 羊羹(ようかん) (yōkan).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).