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The kanji 甘: meaning, readings and stroke order
甘
- Meaning
- sweet, act spoiled
- On reading
- カン kan
- Kun reading
- あま（い） amai、あま（える） amaeru、あま（やかす） amayakasu
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 甘 sweet
- Level
- Level 7 · junior high school
Stroke order
Meaning in other languages
- Vietnamese
- ngọt, nũng nịu (cam)
- Japanese
- あまい。あまえる。
- Korean
- 달다, 어리광 부리다 (감)
- Chinese
- 甜、撒娇
Readings, words and example sentences
カン kan · on reading · less common
甘味
sweetness
この 果物は 甘味が 強いです。
This fruit is very sweet.
あま（い） amai · kun reading
甘い
sweet
このケーキは とても 甘いです。
This cake is very sweet.
あま（える） amaeru · kun reading · less common
甘える
to act like a baby, to cling to someone
妹が 母に 甘えます。
My little sister acts like a baby with our mom.
あま（やかす） amayakasu · kun reading · less common
甘やかす
to spoil (a child)
甘やかして そだてては いけません。
Children should not be spoiled as they grow up.
Practise writing 甘 in the app
In Dino Kids your child writes 甘 with a finger and every stroke is checked, then takes the Level 7 practice test. Free, no ads, no in-app purchases.
Readings, radicals: Kanjium, KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); Korean, simplified forms: Unicode Unihan. Meanings, sentences: Dino Kids (CC0). See Licences.