甘やかす (あまやかす): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

甘やかす (あまやかす) means to spoil / to pamper someone.

See example sentences below.

甘やかす at a glance

甘やかす

あまやかすamayakasu

N2verb

to spoil / to pamper someone

甘やかすあまやかすamayakasuN2Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

to spoil / to pamper someone

Example 1

子どもを甘やかすとわがままになる。

Translation

If you spoil children, they become selfish.

Example 2

甘やかしすぎてはいけません。

Translation

You shouldn't spoil them too much.