Vigna angularis, also known as the adzuki bean (Japanese: 小豆 , azuki, Uncommon アヅキ, adzuki), azuki bean, aduki bean, red bean, or red mung bean, is an annual vine widely cultivated throughout East Asia for its small bean. The cultivars most familiar in East Asia have a uniform red color, but there are also white, black, gray, and variously mottled varieties.
Adzuki bean
Seikei Zusetsu (1804)
Yōkan (羊羹) is a thick Japanese jellied dessert made of adzuki bean paste, agar, and sugar
Historical kana アヅキ
A bean is the seed of several plants in the family Fabaceae, which are used as vegetables for human or animal food. They can be cooked in many different ways, including boiling, frying, and baking, and are used in many traditional dishes throughout the world.
Bean pods on a plant
Bean plant
Vicia faba ready for harvest
Acacia farnesiana Beans in a pod