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Kanji 甘: meanings, readings, and example words.

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Kanji 甘: sweet, coax, pamper, be content, sugary

Key takeaways

Kanji 甘: sweet, coax, pamper, be content, sugary. Readings and core meaning.

See vocabulary and examples below.

Kanji at a glance

甘
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Meaning

sweetcoaxpamperbe contentsugary

On reading

かん

Kun reading

あま.いあま.えるあま.やかすうま.い

Radical

甘

Core meaning / core image

Core meaning: 甘

sweet, coax, pamper, be content, sugary

Kanji structure breakdown

甘

Structure breakdown

廿

Mnemonic story

Mnemonic story

This kanji means 'sweet,' as if you have twenty (廿) pieces of sugar in your mouth. It is commonly used in words like 'sweetness' (甘味) or 'sweet talk' (甘言利說) to describe sweet tastes or words.

On'yomi and kun'yomi

Kun reading

あま.い
  • 甘えるあまえる

    to behave spoiled / to fawn on

  • 甘いうまい

    sweet / tasty / delicious

  • 甘やかすあまやかす

    to spoil / to pamper someone

  • 甘いあまい

    sweet

Commonly used words

  • 甘える
    あまえる

    to behave spoiled / to fawn on

  • 甘い
    うまい

    sweet / tasty / delicious

  • 甘やかす
    あまやかす

    to spoil / to pamper someone

  • 甘い
    あまい

    sweet

Example sentences

Example 1

子どもが母親に甘える。

Translation

The child acts spoiled toward the mother.

Example 2

彼は上司に少し甘えている。

Translation

He is somewhat fawning on his boss.

Example 3

このカレーは甘口だから子供も食べやすい。

Translation

This curry is mild, so kids can easily eat it.

Example 4

あの人の甘口な言葉は信じられない。

Translation

I can't trust that person's flattering words.

Kanji 甘: sweet, coax, pamper, be content, sugary | Daily Nihongo