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甘 means 'sweet'
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Kun うまい
Name かも
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Even though 甘い (あまい) seems ultra-simple, it has six definitions! Some are straightforward (e.g., sweet tastes and smells). Others are unexpected, as when "sweet" words deceive or spoil others. You'll learn the term for "sweet tooth" and for its opposite, a word that has nothing to do with food! You'll also find out about 甘 as a radical in eight Joyo kanji.
Essay 1093 on 甘 (sweet; "sweet" radical) covers this radical, which seems to lose all its sugariness in 甚 (excessive), 紺 (navy blue), and 某 (a certain). This shape is just a component in the last two examples.
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 甘 is used 1 time, read 1 way.
Across all words in Japanese, 甘 is used 103 times, read 3 ways.
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カン
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noun
sweetener (sugar, honey, saccharin, maltose, etc.); sweetening agent; sweetening(click the word for examples and links)
あまい
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1. sweet-tasting; sweet; sugary; sugared
2. fragrant (smelling); sweet (music)
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うまい
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An additional カン less common words include 甘 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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