甘 (be content, coax, pamper, sugary, sweet) - Kanji Codex

甘

be content, coax, pamper, sugary, sweet

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

カン

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

あま.いあま.えるあま.やかすうま.い

Nanori (名乗り)

かも

Stroke Order

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Information

Grade:8

Strokes:5

JLPT:2

Frequency:1248

Vocabulary

カン

Word	Reading	Meaning
甘橘類	カンキツルイ	citrus; citrus fruit
甘言	カンゲン	sweet words; smooth talk; cajolery; flattery; sycophancy
甘受	カンジュ	submitting to (a demand, one's fate, etc.); putting up with; resigning oneself to; accepting (without complaint)
甘美	カンビ	sweet (taste); luscious; sweet (melody, dream, etc.); delightful; pleasant; mellow; mellifluous
甘味料	カンミリョウ	sweetener (sugar, honey, saccharin, maltose, etc.); sweetening agent; sweetening

Other

Word	Reading	Meaning
甘い	あまい	sweet-tasting; sweet; sugary; sugared; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; not spicy; naive; overly optimistic; soft on; generous; indulgent; easy-going; lenient; half-hearted; not finished properly; insufficient; not satisfactory; inadequate; loose; mild; tempting; enticing; luring
甘え	あまえ	overdependence (on others; usu. one's fosterers or seniors); lack of self-reliance; presumed acceptance (of one's behaviour); presumed benevolence; attention-seeking (behavior)
甘える	あまえる	to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
甘やかす	あまやかす	to pamper; to spoil
甘薯	さつまいも	sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)

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