# 甘 — sweet

甘 means “sweet”. It is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 5 strokes. On'yomi: カン (kan). Kun'yomi: あま(い) (amai). You'll see it in words such as 甘い (amai, “sweet-tasting; sweet”).

- Meaning: sweet
- On'yomi: カン (kan)
- Kun'yomi: あま(い) (amai)
- Strokes: 5
- Level: JLPT N2 · set Food & cooking 1

## Words with 甘

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 甘い | あまい (amai) | sweet-tasting; sweet |
| 甘える | あまえる (amaeru) | to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on |
| 甘え | あまえ (amae) | overdependence; lack of self-reliance |

## More in the “Food & cooking 1” set

[塩](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/salt/) · [杯](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/cup/) · [甘](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/sweet/) · [卵](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/egg/) · [喫](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/consume/) · [粉](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/flour/) · [脂](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/fat/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/sweet/. Last updated 2026-11-01.