甘い

Meanings

1. sweet-tasting; sweet; sugary; sugared
2. fragrant (smelling); sweet (music)
3. lightly salted; light in salt; not spicy
4. indulgent; lenient; soft (on); easy-going; generous
5. naive; overly optimistic; simplistic

Part of speech: i-adjective

Kanji

• 甘

  Meanings

  sweet, coax, pamper, be content

  On reading

  カン

  Kun reading

  あま.い、あま.える、あま.やかす、うま.い

  Strokes

  5

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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