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manjus

manjus is the plural of manju.

Meaning of manju

Noun

manju (plural manju or manjus)

  1. A traditional Japanese confection; most have an outside made from flour, rice powder, kudzu, and buckwheat, and a filling of red bean paste, usually made from boiled azuki beans and sugar; in Hawaii, Okinawan ones are made with a filling of purple sweet potato, butter, milk, sugar, and salt, but the most common filling is bean paste.
    • Then, replying to Gyowo’s interrogation, he announced that as he had as many manju cakes as he wished for, and as he was no more use in this world, he would not mind dying.1930, Yosoburo Takekoshi, The Economic Aspects of the History of the Civilization of Japan, volume III, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company, page 76

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Questions about manjus

What is manjus the plural of?
Manjus is the plural of manju.

Words near manjus in the dictionary

  1. Manjul
  2. Manjung
  3. Manjurist
  4. Manjuristics
  5. Manjurists
  6. manjus
  7. Manjuyod
  8. manjū
  9. manjūs
  10. mank
  11. Manka

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