Anko may refer to:

People

* , Japanese emperor * , father of modern karate *, karate master and contemporary of Itosu *

Ankopaaingyadete Ankopaaingyadete (d. early 1900s), commonly called Anko or In The Middle Of Many Tracks, was a Kiowa artist and historian known for his pictographic winter count calendars. A seasonal calendar, originally created on brown wrapping paper, covere ...

(Anko), 19th-century Kiowa calendar artist

Fictional characters

* , in the ''

Naruto ''Naruto'' is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Masashi Kishimoto. It tells the story of Naruto Uzumaki, a young ninja who seeks recognition from his peers and dreams of becoming the Hokage, the leader of his village. T ...

'' series * , in the manga/anime ''

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'' * , in the anime ''

Tamako Market ''Tamako Market'' is a Japanese anime television series produced by Kyoto Animation, directed by Naoko Yamada, and written by Reiko Yoshida. ''Tamako Market'' centers of a young girl named Tamako Kitashirakawa, the daughter of a mochi shop owner l ...

'' * / , in the manga/anime '' My Deer Friend Nokotan'' * King Anko, a

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in the children's fantasy novel '' The Sea Fairies'' (1911) by

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, in Japanese *

Red bean paste Red bean paste () or red bean jam, also called adzuki bean paste or ''anko'' (a Japanese word), is a paste made of red beans (also called "adzuki beans"), used in East Asian cuisine. The paste is prepared by boiling the beans, then mashing or ...

, called Anko (餡こ or 小豆)) in Japanese * Anko, in-house brand name of retail chain

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in Australia and

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