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甘

N2

Stroke Order

Meanings

  • sweet
  • coax
  • pamper
  • be content
  • sugary

On'yomi (音読み)

  • カン

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

  • あま.い
  • あま.える
  • あま.やかす
  • うま.い
Strokes
5
JLPT Level
N2
Frequency
#1476
School Grade
Secondary
Radical
甘#99 · sweet

Components

Common Words

  • 甘いあまいi-adjective
    sweet-tasting, sweet, sugary
  • 甘えあまえNoun
    overdependence (on others; usu. one's fosterers or seniors), lack of self-reliance, presumed acceptance (of one's behaviour)
  • 甘みあまみNoun
    sweetness, sugary taste
  • 甘味あまみNoun
    sweetness, sugary taste
  • 甘えるあまえるIchidan verb
    to behave like a spoiled child, to fawn on
  • 甘やかすあまやかすGodan verb
    to pamper, to spoil
  • 甘味料かんみりょうNoun
    sweetener (sugar, honey, saccharin, maltose, etc.), sweetening agent, sweetening
  • 甘受かんじゅNoun
    submitting to (a demand, one's fate, etc.), putting up with, resigning oneself to

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