N4i-adjective
甘い
あまい
Meaning
- 1.sweet
- 2.naive
Meanings across languages
- English
- sweet, naive
- Tiếng Việt
- ngọt, ngây thơ
- 日本語
- 甘い
- 한국어
- 달콤한, 순진한
- 中文
- 甜, 单纯
- Bahasa Indonesia
- manis, naif
- ภาษาไทย
- หวาน, ซื่อบื้อ
- Español
- dulce, ingenuo
- Français
- sucré, naïf
- Deutsch
- süß, naiv
- Português
- doce, ingênuo
Kanji used
Example sentences
町で甘い氷を売っていました
They were selling sweet ice in town.
でも、時々甘いものが食べたくなる。
But sometimes I crave sweets.
Related words
甘やかす
あまやかす
to pamper, to spoil
N2甘え
あまえ
dependence, reliance
N4甘味
あまみ
sweetness
N2甘える
あまえる
to behave like a spoiled child
N2甘口
あまくち
sweet (taste)
N2甘糖
あまとう
sweetened sugar
N2甘葛
あまずら
jiaogulan (species of herbaceous vine; Gynostemma pentaphyllum), ivy (esp. Boston ivy; Parthenocissus tricuspidata)
N1甘柿
あまがき
sweet persimmon
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