Japanese symbol for “candy”
飴
あめ
Romaji: ame
(hard) candy; toffee
In Japanese, candy is 飴, read あめ (ame).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n (hard) candy; toffee (food)
- n rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc. (food)
- n amber; yellowish-brown
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “candy”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 菓子 | かし kashi | confectionery; sweets; candy |
| キャンディ | キャンディ kyandi | candy; sweets |
| お菓子 | おかし okashi | confections; sweets; candy |
| 飴玉 | あめだま amedama | candy |
| 砂糖菓子 | さとうがし satougashi | candy; sweet; confectionary |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 水飴 | みずあめ mizuame | mizuame; glucose syrup; starch syrup |
| 金太郎飴 | きんたろうあめ kintarouame | Kintarō candy; Kintarō-ame; hard stick-shaped candy made so that the face of folk hero Kintarō appears when it is sliced |
| 飴色 | あめいろ ameiro | amber; yellowish-brown |
| 飴屋 | あめや ameya | candy shop; candy maker |
| 千歳飴 | ちとせあめ chitoseame | red and white candy stick sold at children's festivals |
| 飴玉 | あめだま amedama | candy |
See also: Chinese symbol for “candy”.
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