| 1093 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1212 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2988 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1333 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 738 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 207 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1492 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1591 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 345 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1325 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4306 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2176 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2930 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1773 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 21643 | Morohashi |
| 3494 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3710 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1757 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1894 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1052 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
甘
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N2
1248 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- さつま芋 【サツマイモ】 sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
- 甘言 【カンゲン】 sweet words, smooth talk, cajolery, flattery, sycophancy
Kun reading compounds
- 甘い 【あまい】 sweet-tasting, sweet, sugary, sugared, fragrant (smelling), sweet (music), lightly salted, light in salt, not spicy, naive, overly optimistic, soft on, generous, indulgent, easy-going, lenient, half-hearted, not finished properly, insufficient, not satisfactory, inadequate, loose, mild, tempting, enticing, luring
- 甘い顔をする 【あまいかおをする】 to go easy on someone, to be easygoing, to be lenient
- 甘える 【あまえる】 to behave like a spoiled child, to fawn on, to take advantage of, to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence), to depend on
- 甘やかす 【あまやかす】 to pamper, to spoil
- 上手い 【うまい】 skillful, skilful, skilled, good, expert, clever (expression, trick, etc.), apt, appropriate, delicious, tasty, good, nice, good (deal, idea, etc.), profitable, promising, lucky, fortunate, successful, satisfactory, splendid
- うまい話 【うまいはなし】 too-good-to-be-true offers (e.g. scams and frauds), too-good-to-be-true stories
Readings
- Japanese names:
- かも
- Korean:
- gam
Spanish
- dulce
- sabroso
- bueno
- tener cariño a
- mimar
- consentir
Portuguese
- doce
- seduzir
- mimar
- contentar
- açucarado
French
- doux
- enjôler
- dorloter
- être content
- sucré
| 1978 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a5.32 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-5-2 | SKIP code |
| 4-4-2 | SKIP code |
| 4477.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-20-37 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7518 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
462 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 美 【ビ】 beauty
- 美意識 【ビイシキ】 sense of beauty, aesthetic sense
- 華美 【カビ】 splendor, splendour, gorgeousness, pomp, magnificence, showiness, gaudiness, extravagance, luxury
- 造形美 【ゾウケイビ】 beauty of form (oft. used of nature), beauty of a sculpted shape
- 御 【ミ】 august, beautiful
- 見事 【ミゴト】 splendid, magnificent, excellent, fine, superb, beautiful, admirable, utter (esp. defeat), total, complete, something worth seeing, sight, spectacle
- 水野亜美 【ミズノアミ】 Ami Mizuno (Sailor Moon character)
- 伊邪那美 【イザナミ】 Izanami (Shinto goddess)
Kun reading compounds
- 美しい 【うつくしい】 beautiful, pretty, lovely, sweet, pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- はる、 よし、 よしみ、 り
- Korean:
- mi
Spanish
- belleza
- bello
Portuguese
- beleza
- bela
French
- beauté
- beau, belle
| 308 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 398 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 376 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 289 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3658 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 268 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 833 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 923 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3.19 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 401 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 405 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 673 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1566 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2817 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1451 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1955 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 554 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 28435 | Morohashi |
| 2264 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4660 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 548 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 587 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 339 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 343 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 963 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2o7.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-6 | SKIP code |
| 4-9-4 | SKIP code |
| 2-6-3 | SKIP code |
| 8043.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-40-94 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7f8e | Unicode hex code |