甘 — 5 strokes ／ Radical「甘」
道4Junior high level ／ 5 strokes ／ Radical「甘」
- On
- カンかん · kan
- Kun
- あま.い・あま.える・あま.やかす・うま.いama.i · ama.eru · ama.yakasu · uma.i
- Meaning
- sweet; indulgent
Stroke order
Origin
From something sweet held in the mouth — sweet, and indulgent.
Readings and examples
| Onカンかんkan | 甘言かんげん甘受かんじゅ甘味料かんみりょう |
|---|---|
| Kunあまいamai | 甘いあまい甘みあまみ |
| Kunあまえるamaeru | 甘えるあまえる |
| Kunあまやかすamayakasu | 甘やかすあまやかす |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 甘言かんげん
flattery; sweet talk
- 甘味かんみ
sweetness
- 甘栗あまぐり
- 甘藷かんしょ
- 甘棠かんとう
- 甘汞かんこう
- 甘蔗かんしょ
- 甘霖かんりん
Example
この果物はとても甘い。
This fruit is very sweet.
Nearby characters
The line style shows how they connect
CompoundRadicalReading
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)