甘 : Sweet

↑ click kanji to animate ↑

Components:

廿

sweet, coax, pamper, be content, sugary, sweet (radical 99)

On 'yomi:

カン(kan)

Kun 'yomi:

あま.い(ama.i) あま.える(ama.eru) あま.やかす(ama.yakasu) うま.い(uma.i)

Nanori:

かも(kamo)

Strokes:	5
Radical:	甘 (99)
Usage Rating:	1248

JLPT:	N2
old JLPT:	2
Grade:	8

Unicode:	07518
jis208:	20-37

Some information on this page provided by EDICT

甘 Usage examples

甘い汁を吸う(あまいしるをすう)	to make a good thing out of (something)
甘やかして育てる(あまやかしてそだてる)	to bring up indulgently, to coddle
甘蔗(かんしゃ)	sugar cane
甘夢(かんむ)	sweet (pleasant) dreams
甘夏柑(あまなつかん)	sweet (variety of) Watson pomelo
甘夏(アマナツ)	amanatsu (Citrus natsudaidai), sweet form of Chinese citron
甘煮(あまに)	fish, meat, and vegetables stewed in a thick, sweet sauce of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
甘柿(あまがき)	sweet persimmon
甘菜(かんさい)	sugar beet
甘辛(あまから)	sweetness and saltiness, salted and sweetened taste
甘いもの好き(あまいものずき) 甘い物好き(あまいものずき)	sweet tooth, love of sweet things
甘いもの(あまいもの) 甘い物(あまいもの)	sweets, sweet food
言葉に甘える(ことばにあまえる) ことばに甘える(ことばにあまえる)	to accept an offer
甘っちょろい(あまっちょろい)	optimistic
甘くやる(うまくやる)	to manage something successfully, to be successful
甘辛両党(あまからりょうとう) 甘辛両刀(あまからりょうとう)	taste for both wines and sweets, having a liking for both alcoholic beverages and sweet things
辛酸甘苦(しんさんかんく)	hardships and joys, tasting the sweets and bitters of life, (having seen much of life) being well-versed in the ways of the world
緑葉甘藍(リョクヨウカンラン)	kale (Brassica oleracea var. acephala)
甘藍(かんらん)	cabbage
球茎甘藍(きゅうけいかんらん)	kohlrabi
子持ち甘藍(こもちかんらん)	Brussels sprouts
甘汞(かんこう)	calomel (mercury chloride)
酸いも甘いも噛み分ける(すいもあまいもかみわける) 酸いも甘いもかみ分ける(すいもあまいもかみわける) 酸いも甘いもかみわける(すいもあまいもかみわける)	to be experienced in the ways of the world, to taste the bitter and the sweet
甘ロリ(あまロリ)	sweet Lolita (fashion style) (as opposed to Gothic Lolita)
甘い話(うまいはなし)	too-good-to-be-true offers (e.g. scams and frauds), too-good-to-be-true stories