Keyword
sweet
- coax
- pamper
- be content
- sugary
- Frequency
- #1248
- Strokes
- 5
- Grade
- 8
- JLPT (old)
- N2
- Heisig
- 1894
Readings
あま70%
カン30%
Mnemonic
Twenty candies and one more are placed on your tongue, and your whole face melts at the sweet taste.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in kanji
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Used in vocabulary
甘い
skillful; skilful; skilled; good; expert; clever (expression, trick, etc.); apt; appropriate; delicious; tasty; …
I-adjective
甘い
sweet-tasting; sweet; sugary; sugared; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; not spicy; indulgent; …
I-adjective
甘え
overdependence (on others; usu. one's fosterers or seniors); lack of self-reliance; presumed acceptance (of one's behaviour); presumed benevolence; attention-seeking (behavior)
Noun
甘える
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
Ichidan verb
甘美
sweet (taste); luscious; sweet (melody, dream, etc.); delightful; pleasant; mellow; mellifluous
Na-adjective
甘受
submitting to (a demand, one's fate, etc.); putting up with; resigning oneself to; accepting (without complaint)
Noun
甘んじる
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
Ichidan verb
甘露
deliciously sweet; delectable; nectar-like; scrumptious; ambrosia-like; sweet dew sent by heaven as a sign of benevolent rule (Chinese legend); sweetened water; sweet sake; amrita; ambrosia of the gods; …
No-adjective