甘い
あまい
Meanings
- い-adjective sweet-tasting; sweet; sugary; sugared
- fragrant (smelling); sweet (music)
- lightly salted; light in salt; not spicy
- indulgent; lenient; soft (on); easy-going; generous
- naive; overly optimistic; simplistic See also: 甘く見る (あまくみる).
- half-hearted; not finished properly
- insufficient; not satisfactory; inadequate; loose
- mild
- tempting; enticing; luring See also: 甘い言葉 (あまいことば).
Kanji
- 甘 sweet. Read as あまい.
Example sentences
- 私の力を甘く見ないで。
Don't underestimate my power. - 人生は甘くないけど僕はもっとつよい。
Life is hard, but I am harder. - 君の考えは甘い。
Your view is too optimistic. - 近ごろの親は概して子供に甘いので、マナーの知らない子供が多い。
As these days most parents indulge their children, many children don't know what good manners are. - 何か甘いものがほしい。
I want something sweet.
Common phrases
- 甘い香り
- 甘い球
- 甘いマスク (あまいマスク) handsome face
- 甘い匂い
- 甘く見る (あまくみる) to not take seriously
- 甘い蜜
- 甘い醤油
- 甘い言葉 (あまいことば) alluring words
- 甘い汁
- 認識が甘い
- 詰めが甘い (つめがあまい) having a poor endgame
- 甘い誘惑
- 甘いデザート
- 甘いルックス
- 見通しが甘い
Words containing 甘い
- 甘い小説 (あまいしょうせつ) sentimental novel
- 甘い汁を吸う (あまいしるをすう) to be onto a good thing
- 子供に甘い (こどもにあまい) indulgent to (one's) children
And 13 more.