甘 – sweet, coax, pamper

5 strokesJōyō (secondary school)#1248 in newspaper frequencyN5 vocabulary

The kanji 甘 means sweet, coax, pamper, be content, sugary. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is カン (kan); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is あま.い、あま.える、あま.やかす、うま.い (amai, amaeru, amayakasu, umai). It is written with 5 strokes, under radical 甘 (no. 99).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	カン	kan
Kun’yomi	あま.い	amai
Kun’yomi	あま.える	amaeru
Kun’yomi	あま.やかす	amayakasu
Kun’yomi	うま.い	umai

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 甘 (Kangxi radical 99).

Words using 甘

甘いあまいsweet-tasting甘やかすあまやかすto pamper甘えるあまえるto behave like a spoiled child甘口あまくちsweet flavour

Example sentences

このチョコレートはとっても甘くておいしい。

This chocolate is very sweet and tasty.

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ゆりは甘い香りがする。

Lilies smell sweet.

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メアリーにはつい甘くなってしまう。

I have always had a soft spot in my heart for Mary.

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Kanji with the same radical

甚

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