The Japanese word for sweet is
甘い
あまい - amai
Japanese Definition
| sweet | |
| 1. 形容詞. あまい、砂糖の入った。 | |
| 2. 形容詞. かおりのよい。 | |
| 3. 形容詞. （酒が）甘口の。 | |
| 4. 形容詞. 新鮮な。 | |
| 5. 形容詞. 素敵な、かわいらしい。 | |
| 6. 形容詞. やさしい、親切な。 | |
| 7. 形容詞. こころよい、愉快な。 | |
| 8. 名詞. 砂糖菓子。 | |
| 9. 名詞. スウィーツ、デザート。 |
Translations for sweet and their definitions
| 新鮮 | |
| 1. adj. fresh | |
| 2. n. freshness |
| 素晴らしい | |
| 1. adj. terrific, wonderful, splendid, grand, magnificent | |
| 2. adj. (obsolete) extreme, terrible |
| 芳しい | |
| 1. adj. sweet-smelling, fragrant | |
| 2. adj. desirable, favorable, good |
| 可愛い | |
| 1. adj. lovable, beloved | |
| 可愛い子には旅をさせよ - literally send your beloved child on a journey | |
| 2. adj. cute, adorable | |
| かわいい子と付き合う - to go out with (date) a cute girl | |
| 食べちゃいたいくらい可愛い - so cute I could just eat you up | |
| 3. adj. Usage: Often spelled in hiragana. | |
| 4. adj. embarrassed, having a guilty conscience: see 顔映し. | |
| 5. adj. (obsolete) pitiable, pitiful | |
| 6. adj. lovable, adorable, cute |
| 甘い | |
| 1. adj. (from 720) sweet, sugary, mellow | |
| 甘いケーキ - sweet cake | |
| 2. adj. (from early 1000s) lacking saltiness | |
| 3. adj. (from 1600) indulgent, soft | |
| 女子に甘い - soft on girls | |
| 4. adj. (from 1477) careless, lacking, lax | |
| 作りが甘い - the construction is careless → flimsy, slapdash, slipshod | |
| 管理が甘い - the management is lax → poorly managed | |
| 5. adj. (from 850) (metaphor) fragrant (of odor), melodious (of sound) | |
| ゆりは甘い香りがする。 - Lillies have a fragrant smell. | |
| 6. adj. Usage: * is also a mostly obsolete alternative spelling for |
| 親切 | |
| 1. adj. kind, helpful, friendly, obliging | |
| 2. n. kindness, helpfulness, friendliness |
| 快い | |
| 1. adj. pleasant | |
| 快い夏の日 - a pleasant summer day | |
| 2. adj. refreshing | |
| 快い汗を流した。 - literally We sweated a refreshing sweat. |
| 香しい | |
| 1. adj. alternative form of ja 芳しい |
| 甘口 | |
| 1. n. sweet, mild (taste) |
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