甘

音読おんよみ: カン

訓読くんよみ: あま
あまえる・あまやかす

画数かくすう: 5

部首ぶしゅ: あまい(甘)

Meaning

Sweet / Indulgent

Conjugation
Tap for 甘える (seek indulgence) Tap for 甘やかす (spoil)
  • あまい — sweet / naïve
  • あまえる — to depend on / act spoiled
  • あまやかす — to spoil / pamper
  • 甘受かんじゅ — willing acceptance / endurance
  • 甘味あまみ — sweetness
  • 甘口あまくち — sweet flavor / mildness

The kanji depicts the taste in the mouth, symbolizing sweetness and indulgence. Its meanings extend to “pleasant, easygoing, indulgent,” as in 甘い考え (naïve thinking).

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