No. Although red kidney beans are somewhat similar to adzuki beans, they are two different beans. Red kidney beans are generally commonly used in the West. They call red kidney beans "red beans", but they are different from the red beans we often eat in the East. One of them is called "kidney beans" and the other is called "azuki beans". Red kidney beans have a more slender shape, like liver, so they are called "kidney beans" in English (kidney means liver). In addition, red kidney beans are larger than red beans. Red beans are more round, while red kidney beans are more oval. Picture of red kidney beans. You know Hongdou, right? Below are red kidney beans