Kanji甘
Readingあま
Frequency95%
Used in (94 in total)
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; indulgent
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
to pamper; to spoil
to not take seriously; to take lightly
sweet voice; seductive voice
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
sweetness; sugary taste; sweets; dessert; cake
sentimental; mushy; saccharine; sickly-sweet; sugary
sweet and sour; bittersweet (feeling)
overdependence (on others; usu. one's fosterers or seniors); lack of self-reliance; presumed acceptance (of one's behaviour); presumed benevolence; attention-seeking (behavior)
sweets; sweet food
wheedling child; spoiled child; pampered child; child who always demands attention
play-biting (e.g. by pets); mouthing; nipping
amazake; sweet drink made from fermented rice or sake lees
sweet (voice, fragrance, etc.)
alluring words; endearing words; sugared words; sweet words; honeyed words; flattery
to behave like a spoiled child; to behave like a spoilt child; to fawn on; to depend and presume upon another's benevolence
thick amazake; thick sweet sake
having a poor endgame; failing at the final stage; missing at the last turn; slacking off at the end
to accept a kind offer; to take someone up on their offer
sweet; sugary
overly optimistic; easygoing; irresponsible; naive; simple-minded
person who prefers sweet things to alcoholic drinks; person with a sweet tooth
sweetish; somewhat sweet; somewhat lenient; kind of optimistic
sweet flavour; sweet flavor; flattery; stupidity
overreliance on others; excessive babyishness; person who behaves like a spoiled child
cafe featuring Japanese-style sweets
to be onto a good thing; to make money without working; to line one's pockets
handsome face; beautiful features
poor at preventing one's opponent from getting an underarm grip; having weak defenses; off one's guard; vulnerable (to attack)
sweet tooth; love of sweet things
super-sweet; sickly-sweet; overly kind; overly soft (on someone)
sweet vinegar
being good at being spoiled; being good at using puppy-dog eyes; person who is good at getting others to spoil them
to go easy on someone; to be easygoing; to be lenient
sweetness and saltiness; salted and sweetened taste
broiled sweet chestnuts
overly optimistic; misjudged; underestimated
lenient; overoptimistic
spoony; spooney; having a soft spot for women
amanatto; beans (e.g. adzuki, cowpea, fava) simmered in sugar syrup and coated with granulated sugar
Hydrangea macrophylla var. thunbergii (variety of bigleaf hydrangea); sweet hydrangea leaf; hydrangea tea
amanatsu (Citrus natsudaidai); Japanese summer orange; less sour variety of the natsumikan
amaou; strawberry cultivar
sweet sauce
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
fish, meat, and vegetables stewed in a thick, sweet sauce of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
bittersweet; semisweet
to be experienced in the ways of the world; to taste the bitter and the sweet
to bring up indulgently; to coddle
indulgent to (one's) children; lenient with one's children; soft on one's children
sweet persimmon
to come to depend on someone's kindness
sentimental; mushy; saccharine; sickly-sweet; sugary
there's always room for dessert; (lit.) there's another stomach for dessert
sweet mochi cake
not easy; not lenient
cuticle (of a nail); endocarp
Amana edulis (species of flowering bulb)
softy; pushover; wishy-washy person
tilefish (Branchiostegus spp.); blanquillo; horse-head fish
(Tianjin-style) sweet chestnuts
low-salt miso; sweet miso
partial erection; semi-erection; state of being only slightly aroused
jiaogulan (species of herbaceous vine; Gynostemma pentaphyllum); ivy (esp. Boston ivy; Parthenocissus tricuspidata)
land-locked variety of red-spotted masu trout (Oncorhynchus masou ishikawae); amago
sweet Lolita (fashion style) (as opposed to Gothic Lolita)
slightly salted
peeled persimmon cured in the sun for stronger taste; dried persimmon; partially dried fish; half-dried fish
northern shrimp (Pandalus borealis); sweet shrimp; northern pink prawn; red shrimp; Maine shrimp
semi-sweet (wine)
sweet pepper (any non-spicy variety of Capsicum annuum)
amanatsu (Citrus natsudaidai); Japanese summer orange; less sour variety of the natsumikan
spikenard (essential oil, perfume); nard
sweet and melt-in-the-mouth; sweet and smooth
Hydrangea macrophylla var. thunbergii (variety of bigleaf hydrangea)
eating sweet food
taste for both wines and sweets; having a liking for both alcoholic beverages and sweet things
sickly-sweet; overly sweet
amanatsu (Citrus natsudaidai); Japanese summer orange; less sour variety of the natsumikan
louvar (Luvarus imperialis); luvar
eelgrass (Zostera marina)
cattle egret (Bubulcus ibis)
angular Solomon's seal (Polygonatum odoratum); scented Solomon's seal
dwarf eelgrass (Nanozostera japonica); Japanese eelgrass
jiaogulan (species of herbaceous vine; Gynostemma pentaphyllum)