甘: Sweet; Coax; PamperKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it

Words that use the on'yomi (カン)

• 甘受かんじゅsubmitting to (a demand, one's fate, etc.); putting up with
• 甘味料かんみりょうsweetener (sugar, honey, saccharin, maltose, etc.); sweetening agent
• 甘美かんびsweet (taste); luscious
• 甘言かんげんsweet words; smooth talk
• 甘露かんろnectar; sweetness
• 人工甘味料じんこうかんみりょうartificial sweetener
• 子持ち甘藍こもちかんらんBrussels sprouts
• 新甘泉しんかんせんshinkansen pear; hybrid nashi developed in Tottori prefecture
• 球茎甘藍きゅうけいかんらんkohlrabi

Words that use a kun'yomi

• 甘いあまいsweet-tasting; sweet
• 甘えあまえlack of self-reliance; depending on others
• 甘みあまみsweetness; sugary taste
• 甘えるあまえるto behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on
• 甘えん坊あまえんぼうwheedling child; spoiled child (spoilt)
• 甘やかすあまやかすto pamper; to spoil
• 甘んじるあまんじるto content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate)
• 甘口あまくちsweet flavour; sweet flavor
• 甘味あまみsweetness; sugary taste
• 甘辛あまからsweetness and saltiness; salted and sweetened taste
• 甘酢あまずsweet vinegar
• ことばに甘えることばにあまえるto accept a kind offer; to take someone up on their offer
• やや甘口ややあまくちsemi-sweet (wine)
• わきが甘いわきがあまいpoor at preventing one's opponent from getting an underarm grip
• 他人に厳しく自分に甘いたにんにきびしくじぶんにあまいhard on others but easy on oneself
• 大甘おおあまlenient
• 女に甘いおんなにあまいspoony; spooney
• 子供に甘いこどもにあまいindulgent to (one's) children
• 寿甘すあまsweet mochi cake
• 小甘藻こあまもdwarf eelgrass (Nanozostera japonica); Japanese eelgrass
• 激甘げきあまsuper-sweet; sickly-sweet
• 甘いものあまいものsweets; sweet food
• 甘いもの好きあまいものずきsweet tooth; love of sweet things
• 甘いマスクあまいマスクhandsome face; beautiful features
• 甘い声あまいこえsweet voice; seductive voice
• 甘い小説あまいしょうせつsentimental novel
• 甘い汁を吸うあまいしるをすうto be onto a good thing; to make money without working
• 甘い物あまいものsweets; sweet food
• 甘い物は別腹あまいものはべつばらthere's always room for dessert; there's another stomach for dessert
• 甘い物好きあまいものずきsweet tooth; love of sweet things
• 甘い言葉あまいことばalluring words; endearing words
• 甘い話うまいはなしtoo-good-to-be-true offers (e.g. scams and frauds); too-good-to-be-true stories
• 甘い話には裏があるうまいはなしにはうらがあるif it sounds too good to be true, it probably is; there's a flip side to every coin
• 甘い顔をするあまいかおをするto go easy on somebody; to be easygoing
• 甘えかかるあまえかかるto come to depend on someone's kindness
• 甘えっ子あまえっこspoilt child
• 甘えびあまえびnorthern shrimp (Pandalus borealis); sweet shrimp
• 甘えんぼうあまえんぼうwheedling child; spoiled child (spoilt)
• 甘え上手あまえじょうずbeing good at being spoiled; being good at using puppy-dog eyes
• 甘え掛かるあまえかかるto come to depend on someone's kindness
• 甘くうまくskilfully; skillfully
• 甘くやるうまくやるto manage something successfully; to be successful
• 甘く見るあまくみるto not take seriously; to take lightly
• 甘じょっぱいあまじょっぱいsalty-sweet
• 甘ずっぱいあまずっぱいsweet and sour; bittersweet
• 甘ちちこいあまちちこいsickly-sweet; overly sweet

Other readings

• ヨミが甘いよみがあまいoverly optimistic; misjudged
• ワキが甘いわきがあまいpoor at preventing one's opponent from getting an underarm grip
• 待てば甘露の日和ありまてばかんろのひよりありgood things come to those who wait; if you wait, there will come a fine day of nectar (falling from the sky)
• 甘々あまあまsweet; sugary
• 甘たるいあまったるいsentimental; mushy

Showing the 60 most common of 147 words. See them all in the graph.

Kanji that often appear with 甘

• 味
• 辛
• 酸
• 言
• 子
• 藍
• 露
• 人
• 分
• 物
• 葉
• 夏