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What does 甘い (あまい, amai) mean?

甘い (あまい, amai) means sweet.

Quick facts
Readingあまい
Romajiamai
Part of speechi-adjective
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N5
あまい
N5 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonamai

sweet

GenkiGenki 12
  1. 1i-adjective sweet-tasting; sweet; sugary
  2. 2i-adjective fragrant (smelling); sweet (music)
  3. 3i-adjective lightly salted; light in salt; not spicy
  4. 4i-adjective naive; overly optimistic; soft on
  5. 5i-adjective half-hearted; not finished properly

Example sentences

  • This cake is sweet.

  • I like sweet snacks.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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