甘
甘 — Sweet
sweet, coax, pamper, be content, sugary
On’yomiカン (kan)
Kun’yomiあまい (amai)
Kun’yomiあまえる (amaeru)
Kun’yomiあまやかす (amayakasu)
Kun’yomiうまい (umai)
Stroke order (5 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 甘
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 甘い | あまい amai | sweet-tasting; sweet; sugary |
| 甘え | あまえ amae | overdependence (on others; usu. one's fosterers or seniors); lack of self-reliance; presumed acceptance (of one's behaviour) |
| 甘える | あまえる amaeru | to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of |
| 甘やかす | あまやかす amayakasu | to pamper; to spoil |
| 甘味 | あまみ amami | sweetness; sugary taste; sweets |
| 甘味料 | かんみりょう kanmiryou | sweetener (sugar, honey, saccharin, maltose, etc.); sweetening agent; sweetening |
Study notes
甘 is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 5 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1248 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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