sweet, coax, pamper · ngọt; nuông chiều

訓あま(い),あま(える),あま(やかす),うま(い) ・音カン

Sino-Vietnamese: cam

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The character shows a mouth holding something tasty inside, hence sweet. Its Sino-Vietnamese reading cam appears in cam thảo (licorice, the sweet herb).

At a glance

Sino-Vietnamese: cam
On'yomi: カン
Kun'yomi: あま(い),あま(える),あま(やかす),うま(い)
Strokes: 5
JLPT: N2

Radical

甘 Sweet, coax, pamper 5 strokes

On'yomi

カン

Kun'yomi

あま(い),あま(える),あま(やかす),うま(い)

Sino-Vietnamese: cam

Stroke order

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Radical

甘

Sweet, coax, pamper

5 strokes

Related Vocabulary

甘いあまい

sweet-tasting

甘みあまみ

sweetness

Example sentences

このケーキはとても甘い。 (このけーきはとてもあまい)

This cake is very sweet.

Related Kanji

甚