甘
sweet; coax; pamper; be content; sugary
5 strokes. Jōyō kanji, taught in secondary school. Newspaper frequency rank 1248.
Readings
- あまい (kun reading): 甘い (あまい) sweet-tasting; 甘味 (あまみ) sweetness
- あまえる (kun reading): 甘える (あまえる) to behave like a spoiled child; 甘えん坊 (あまえんぼう) wheedling child
- あまやかす (kun reading): 甘やかす (あまやかす) to pamper; 甘やかして育てる (あまやかしてそだてる) to bring up indulgently
- カン (on reading): 甘露 (かんろ) deliciously sweet; 甘言 (かんげん) sweet words
- うまい (kun reading): 甘煮 (うまに) fish, meat, and vegetables stewed in a thick, sweet sauce of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
Components
Kanji containing 甘
- 紺 dark blue
- 其 that
- 甚 tremendously
- 某 so-and-so
- 坩 jar
- 拑 shut one's mouth
- 邯 place name
- 柑 citrus
- 疳 children's diseases
- 甜 sweet
- 蚶 ark shell
- 嵌 go into
- 酣 height of
- 甞 lick
- 鉗 shut up
- 篏 inlay
Words using 甘
- 甘い (あまい) sweet-tasting
- 甘味 (あまみ) sweetness
- 甘辛い (あまからい) salty-sweet
- 甘々 (あまあま) sweet
- 甘口 (あまくち) sweet flavour
- 甘える (あまえる) to behave like a spoiled child
- 甘えん坊 (あまえんぼう) wheedling child
- 甘え (あまえ) overdependence (on others; usu. one's fosterers or seniors)
- 甘えっ子 (あまえっこ) spoilt child
- 言葉に甘える (ことばにあまえる) to accept a kind offer
- 甘やかす (あまやかす) to pamper
- 甘やかして育てる (あまやかしてそだてる) to bring up indulgently
- 甘やか (あまやか) sweet (voice, fragrance, etc.)
- 甘露 (かんろ) deliciously sweet
- 甘言 (かんげん) sweet words
- 甘味料 (かんみりょう) sweetener (sugar, honey, saccharin, maltose, etc.)
- 甘味 (かんみ) sweetness
- 甘美 (かんび) sweet (taste)
- 甘煮 (うまに) fish, meat, and vegetables stewed in a thick, sweet sauce of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
118 words in all.