Hanja Analyzer
甘

甘 — gam

Meaning and reading as used in Korean (hanja).

Korean reading
달 감
Romanization
gam
English
sweetness; sweet, tasty
Mandarin
gān
Japanese on'yomi
カン, コン
Japanese kun'yomi
あま.い あま.える あま.やかす うま.い
Japanese usage
Jōyō kanji
School grade
Secondary (Jōyō)
Newspaper frequency
#1,248 of 2,500
Strokes
5
Radical
甘 (99, 0 residual)
Unicode
U+7518

Korean example words with 甘

  • 감수甘水 Korean gloss: 맛이 단 물
  • 감향甘香 Korean gloss: 달콤한 향기
  • 감주甘酒 Korean gloss: 맛이 좋은 술
  • 감언甘言 Korean gloss: 남의 비위에 맞도록 듣기 좋게 꾸미어 하는 말
  • 감결甘結 Korean gloss: 상급 관아에서 하급 관아에 보내던 공문. 오늘날의 훈령(訓令)과 같다
  • 감초甘草 Korean gloss: 콩과의 여러해살이풀. 높이는 1~1.5미터이며, 모가 나 있다. 잎은 겹잎으로 어긋나며, 여름에 나비 모양의 쪽빛을 띤 보라색
  • 감식하다甘食 Korean gloss: 맛있게 먹다
  • 감미롭다甘味 Korean gloss: 맛이 달거나 달콤하다
  • 감심하다甘心 Korean gloss: 괴로움이나 책망 따위를 기꺼이 받아들이다
  • 감수하다甘受 Korean gloss: 꾸짖음이나 괴로움 따위의 힘든 일을 달갑게 받아들이다
  • 감로수甘露水 Korean gloss: 맛이 썩 좋은 물
  • 감수자甘受者 Korean gloss: 책망이나 괴로움 따위를 달갑게 받아들이는 사람

Definitions from Woorimalsam, National Institute of Korean Language (CC BY-SA 2.0 KR)

Japanese words with 甘

  • 甘いあまい sweet-tasting; sweet; sugary
  • 甘えあまえ overdependence (on others; usu. one's fosterers or seniors); lack of self-reliance; presumed acceptance (of one's behaviour)
  • 甘味料かんみりょう sweetener (sugar, honey, saccharin, maltose, etc.); sweetening agent; sweetening
  • 甘受かんじゅ submitting to (a demand, one's fate, etc.); putting up with; resigning oneself to
  • 甘えるあまえる to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of
  • 甘美かんび sweet (taste); luscious; sweet (melody, dream, etc.)
  • 甘口あまくち sweet flavour; sweet flavor; mildness
  • 甘えん坊あまえんぼう wheedling child; spoiled child; pampered child
  • 甘やかすあまやかす to pamper; to spoil
  • 甘言かんげん sweet words; smooth talk; cajolery
  • 甘酢あまず sweet vinegar
  • 甘んじるあまんじる to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)

Characters sharing the phonetic 甘

Most Han characters pair a meaning part with a sound part. Characters sharing a sound part are usually read alike.

Other hanja read “감”

Other hanja with radical 甘

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