Moto 甘い (あまい)sweet-tasting; sweet; sugary
- sweet-tasting; sweet; sugaryadjective (keiyoushi)
- fragrant (smelling); sweet (music)adjective (keiyoushi)
- lightly salted; light in salt; not spicyadjective (keiyoushi)
- naive; overly optimistic; soft onadjective (keiyoushi)
- half-hearted; not finished properlyadjective (keiyoushi)
- insufficient; not satisfactory; inadequateadjective (keiyoushi)
Kanji in 甘い
Words that share its kanji
- 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)
- 甘受かんじゅsubmitting to (a demand, one's fate, etc.); putting up with
- 甘口あまくちsweet flavour; sweet flavor
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