Radical What does the radical 甘 mean? The radical 甘 means sweet; it has 5 strokes. Quick factsMeaningsweetStrokes5Kanji using it13 甘5 strokes13 kanjisweetStroke order · 5 strokesWatch it written12345Kanji using this radical期period勘intuition基foundation堪enduring媒matchmaking旗flag某a certain (person or thing)棋game piece欺deception甚very碁go (board game)紺dark indigo謀scheming