金団

Japanese

Kanji in this term
金	団
きん Grade: 1	とん Grade: 5
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
金團 (kyūjitai)

Noun

金(きん)団(とん) • (kinton) 

1. A confection made from boiled, mashed sweet potatoes, mixed with sweetened chestnuts or sweetened beans.

See also

• 栗(くり)きんとん (kurikinton), a similar confection made with chestnuts and sugar