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甘い

あまい

sweet

Mnemonic

One forkful and the table goes quiet, because it is not sweet, it is far too sweet, and nobody wants to be the one to say so. Ah, my: あまい.

Worth knowing

Also indulgent and soft on people: 甘い親 is a lenient parent, and 甘える あまえる is trading on it.

Built from

sweet
A mouth with something held inside it. Whatever it is, nobody is spitting it out.

Words sharing these kanji

to depend on, to take advantage of

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