# 甘 — Sweet

Frequency rank 1022 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Rarer in this ranking, but still part of the 2,608-character published set.

More common than 季 (Seasons), less common than 冬 (Winter).

- On’yomi: かん
- Kun’yomi: あま
- Radical: 甘 Sweet (Kangxi 99)
- Frequency path: Level VIII of XX

The sweet kanji looks like a mouth (the horizontal lines) with something inside it — like a piece of candy held on the tongue, tasting sweet.

In words:

- 甘い あまい — sweet
- 甘える あまえる — to behave like a spoiled child;to fawn on
- 甘やかす あまやかす — to pamper,to spoil

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