あまい

甘い

sweet-tasting; sweet; sugary; sugared

N5Common wordI-adjective

I-adjective

sweet-tasting•sweet•sugary•sugared

I-adjective

fragrant (smelling)•sweet (music)

I-adjective

lightly salted•light in salt•not spicy

I-adjective

naive•overly optimistic•soft on•generous•indulgent•easy-going•lenient

I-adjective

half-hearted•not finished properly

I-adjective

insufficient•not satisfactory•inadequate•loose

I-adjective

mild

I-adjective

tempting•enticing•luring

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Kanji Breakdown

甘

Conjugations

Present辞書形

甘い(あまい)

Negativeくない形

甘くない(あまくない)

Pastかった形

甘かった(あまかった)

Past Negativeくなかった形

甘くなかった(あまくなかった)

Te-formくて形

甘くて(あまくて)

Example Sentences

桃は甘(あまい)い。

Peaches taste sweet.

彼(かれ)は考えが甘(あまい)い。

He is unrealistic.

彼(かれ)の甘(あまい)い口車にのるな。

Don't fall for his sugar-coated words.

彼(かれ)の考えはどうもあまい。

His view seems to be too optimistic.

彼女は自分の子どもに甘(あまい)い。

She lets her children have their own way too much.

Related Kanji

甘

sweet, coax, pamper, be content, sugary

カン / あま.い