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あまい

甘い

sweet

amai

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Meanings

  1. 1
    sweet-tasting; sweet; sugaryい-adjective
  2. 2
    fragrant (smelling); sweet (music)い-adjective
  3. 3
    lightly salted; light in salt; not spicyい-adjective

JMdict 1213400

Conjugation

FormConjugatedReading
Polite Present (~desu)
甘いですあまいです
あまいです
Polite Past (~katta desu)
甘かったですあまかったです
あまかったです
Polite Negative (~kunai desu)
甘くないですあまくないです
あまくないです
Plain Negative (~kunai)
甘くないあまくない
あまくない
Te-form (Connecting)
甘くてあまくて
あまくて
Adverbial (~ku)
甘くあまく
あまく

In a sentence

桃(もも)peachは甘(あま)いsweet

Peaches are sweet

Written with

  • 甘sweet5 strokes

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