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甘 : Sweet

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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: (99)
Usage Rating:1248
JLPT:N2
old JLPT:2
Grade:8
Unicode:07518
jis208:20-37
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甘 Usage examples

い汁を吸う(あまいしるをすう)to make a good thing out of (something)
やかして育てる(あまやかしてそだてる)to bring up indulgently, to coddle
(かんしゃ)sugar cane
(かんむ)sweet (pleasant) dreams
夏柑(あまなつかん)sweet (variety of) Watson pomelo
(アマナツ)amanatsu (Citrus natsudaidai), sweet form of Chinese citron
(あまに)fish, meat, and vegetables stewed in a thick, sweet sauce of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
(あまがき)sweet persimmon
(かんさい)sugar beet
(あまから)sweetness and saltiness, salted and sweetened taste
いもの好き(あまいものずき)
い物好き(あまいものずき)
sweet tooth, love of sweet things
いもの(あまいもの)
い物(あまいもの)
sweets, sweet food
言葉にえる(ことばにあまえる)
ことばにえる(ことばにあまえる)
to accept an offer
っちょろい(あまっちょろい)optimistic
くやる(うまくやる)to manage something successfully, to be successful
辛両党(あまからりょうとう)
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(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(リョクヨウカンラン)kale (Brassica oleracea var. acephala)
(かんらん)cabbage
球茎(きゅうけいかんらん)kohlrabi
子持ち(こもちかんらん)Brussels sprouts
(かんこう)calomel (mercury chloride)
酸いもいも噛み分ける(すいもあまいもかみわける)
酸いもいもかみ分ける(すいもあまいもかみわける)
酸いもいもかみわける(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
ロリ(あまロリ)sweet Lolita (fashion style) (as opposed to Gothic Lolita)
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