Jisho

×

5 strokes
Radical:
sweet
Parts:
sweet, coax, pamper, be content, sugary
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N2
1248 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

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
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
gan1
Korean:
gam

Spanish

  • dulce
  • sabroso
  • bueno
  • tener cariño a
  • mimar
  • consentir

Portuguese

  • doce
  • seduzir
  • mimar
  • contentar
  • açucarado

French

  • doux
  • enjôler
  • dorloter
  • être content
  • sucré
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)
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

12 strokes
Radical:
wine, alcohol
Parts:
Variants:
vinegar, sour, acid, tart
Kun:
On:
サク
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1955 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 酢酸 【サクサン】 acetic acid
  • 酢酸エチル 【サクサンエチル】 ethyl acetate
  • 木酢 【モクサク】 wood vinegar, pyroligneous acid
  • 鉛酢 【エンサク】 Goulard's extract, subacetate of lead, vinegar of lead

Kun reading compounds

  • 酢 【す】 vinegar
  • 酢の物 【すのもの】 vinegared dish, pickled dish
  • お酢 【おす】 vinegar
  • 合成酢 【ごうせいす】 synthetic vinegar

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
zuo4
Korean:
cho, jag

Spanish

  • vinagre
  • agrio
  • ácido

Portuguese

  • vinagre
  • azedo
  • ácido
  • picante

French

  • vinaigre
  • aigre
  • acide
  • sur (goût)
1300 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1633 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
4783 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1605 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1833 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1654 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1867 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
2027 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1592 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1792 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1910 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1016 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1373 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1446 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
39824 Morohashi
1516 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
6169 New Nelson (John Haig)
1434 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1542 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1596 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3254 2001 Kanji
7e5.3 The Kanji Dictionary
1-7-5 SKIP code
1861.1 Four corner code
1-31-61 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
9162 Unicode hex code