adjective

  1. sweet-tasting, sweet, sugary, sugared.
  2. fragrant (smelling), sweet (music).
  3. lightly salted, light in salt, not spicy.
  4. naive, overly optimistic, soft on, generous, indulgent, easy-going, lenient.
  5. half-hearted, not finished properly.
  6. insufficient, not satisfactory, inadequate, loose.
  7. mild.
  8. tempting, enticing, luring.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
甘い あまい

Contained Kanji Breakdown

sweet, coax, pamper
あま.い カン うま.い (7th, N2)
twenty
にじゅう ジュウ ニュウ (Kentei Pre-1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)