甘 — kanji meaning “sweet”
甘
sweet, coax, pamper, be content, sugary
- Meanings
- sweet, coax, pamper, be content, sugary
- On'yomi
- カン (kan)
- Kun'yomi
- あま.い、あま.える、あま.やかす、うま.い
- Name readings
- かも
- Strokes
- 5
- School grade
- 8
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 2
- Newspaper frequency
- #1248 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 99
- Chinese reading
- gān — Chinese character page
Words with 甘
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 甘い | あまい amai | sweet-tasting; sweet; sugary |
| 甘味 | あまみ amami | sweetness; sugary taste |
| 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 |
| 甘美 | かんび kanbi | sweet (taste); luscious |
| 甘やかす | あまやかす amayakasu | to pamper; to spoil |
| 甘口 | あまくち amakuchi | sweet flavour; sweet flavor; mildness |
| 甘酢 | あまず amazu | sweet vinegar |
| 甘えん坊 | あまえんぼう amaenbou | wheedling child; spoiled child; pampered child |
| 甘言 | かんげん kangen | sweet words; smooth talk; cajolery |
| 甘受 | かんじゅ kanju | submitting to (a demand, one's fate, etc.); putting up with; resigning oneself to |
| 甘味 | かんみ kanmi | sweetness; sugary taste |
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