"甘い" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [Japanese]

IPA: [a̠ma̠i]
Etymology: From Old Japanese. First attested in the Nihon Shoki of 720 CE. From Proto-Japonic *ama. Etymology templates: {{inh|ja|ojp|-|sort=あまい}} Old Japanese, {{C.E.|nodots=1}} CE, {{CE}} CE, {{inh|ja|jpx-pro|*ama|sort=あまい}} Proto-Japonic *ama Head templates: {{ja-adj|あまい|infl=i}} 甘(あま)い • (amai) -i (adverbial 甘(あま)く (amaku)) Inflection templates: {{ja-adj-infl|adverbial=く|attributive=い|conditional=ければ|conjunctive=くて|continuative=く|degree=さ|formal=い です|formal_negative=く ない です|formal_negative_past=く なかった です|formal_past=かった です|hypothetical=けれ|imperative=かれ|imperfective=かろ|informal_negative=く ない|informal_negative_past=く なかった|informal_past=かった|kana=あま|lemma=甘|provisional=かったら|terminal=い|volitional=かろう}} Forms: 甘い [canonical] (ruby: (あま)), amai [romanization], 甘く [adverbial] (ruby: (あま)), no-table-tags [table-tags], 甘かろ [imperfective, stem], あまかろ [imperfective, stem], amakaro [imperfective], 甘く [continuative, stem], あまく [continuative, stem], amaku [continuative], 甘い [stem, terminative], あまい [stem, terminative], amai [terminative], 甘い [attributive, stem], あまい [attributive, stem], amai [attributive], 甘けれ [hypothetical, stem], あまけれ [hypothetical, stem], amakere [hypothetical], 甘かれ [imperative, stem], あまかれ [imperative, stem], amakare [imperative], 甘くない [informal, negative], あまくない [informal, negative], amaku nai [informal, negative], 甘かった [informal, past], あまかった [informal, past], amakatta [informal, past], 甘くなかった [informal, negative, past], あまくなかった [informal, negative, past], amaku nakatta [informal, negative, past], 甘いです [formal], あまいです [formal], amai desu [formal], 甘くないです [formal, negative], あまくないです [formal, negative], amaku nai desu [formal, negative], 甘かったです [formal, past], あまかったです [formal, past], amakatta desu [formal, past], 甘くなかったです [formal, negative, past], あまくなかったです [formal, negative, past], amaku nakatta desu [formal, negative, past], 甘くて [conjunctive], あまくて [conjunctive], amakute [conjunctive], 甘ければ [conditional], あまければ [conditional], amakereba [conditional], 甘かったら [conditional, past], あまかったら [conditional, past], amakattara [conditional, past], 甘かろう [volitional], あまかろう [volitional], amakarō [volitional], 甘く [adverbial], あまく [adverbial], amaku [adverbial], 甘さ [noun-from-adj], あまさ [noun-from-adj], amasa [noun-from-adj]
  1. sweet, sugary, mellow
    Sense id: en-甘い-ja-adj-HEoS7wYL Categories (other): Japanese terms with 1 kanji Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 1 kanji: 30 30 0 34 6
  2. lacking saltiness
    Sense id: en-甘い-ja-adj-TR7SFqqY Categories (other): Japanese terms with 1 kanji Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 1 kanji: 30 30 0 34 6
  3. indulgent, soft
    Sense id: en-甘い-ja-adj-kitLa8QK
  4. careless, lacking, lax
    Sense id: en-甘い-ja-adj-5f~64eCD Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with manual fragments, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with 1 kanji, Japanese terms with multiple readings, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 13 34 2 48 3 Disambiguation of Japanese links with manual fragments: 7 36 1 53 2 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 10 30 2 56 3 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 10 30 2 56 3 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 1 kanji: 30 30 0 34 6 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with multiple readings: 18 26 4 45 6 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 11 28 2 55 3 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 11 29 2 56 3 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 19 26 0 52 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 21 0 63 2
  5. (figurative) fragrant (of odor), melodious (of sound) Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-甘い-ja-adj-lckR0iea
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: (ame) (ruby: (あめ)) (english: traditional candy) Related terms: 酸っぱい (suppai) (ruby: ()), 塩っぱい (shoppai) (ruby: (しょ)), 苦い (nigai) (ruby: (にが)), 辛い (karai) (ruby: (から)), 旨味 (umami) (ruby: 旨味(うまみ))
Etymology number: 1

soft-redirect [Japanese]

  1. Tags: no-gloss
    Sense id: en-甘い-ja-soft-redirect-47DEQpj8
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "english": "traditional candy",
      "roman": "ame",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "飴",
          "あめ"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "飴"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_number": 1,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ja",
        "2": "ojp",
        "3": "-",
        "sort": "あまい"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Japanese",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "nodots": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "CE",
      "name": "C.E."
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "CE",
      "name": "CE"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ja",
        "2": "jpx-pro",
        "3": "*ama",
        "sort": "あまい"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Japonic *ama",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Japanese. First attested in the Nihon Shoki of 720 CE. From Proto-Japonic *ama.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "甘い",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "甘",
          "あま"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "amai",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "甘く",
      "roman": "amaku",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "甘",
          "あま"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "adverbial"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ja-i",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "甘かろ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "あまかろ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "amakaro",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "甘く",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "あまく",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "amaku",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "continuative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "甘い",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "stem",
        "terminative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "あまい",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "stem",
        "terminative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "amai",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "terminative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "甘い",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "attributive",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "あまい",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "attributive",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "amai",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "attributive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "甘けれ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "hypothetical",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "あまけれ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "hypothetical",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "amakere",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "hypothetical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "甘かれ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "あまかれ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "amakare",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "imperative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "甘くない",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "あまくない",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "amaku nai",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "甘かった",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "あまかった",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "amakatta",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "甘くなかった",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "negative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "あまくなかった",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "negative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "amaku nakatta",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "negative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "甘いです",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "あまいです",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "amai desu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "甘くないです",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "あまくないです",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "amaku nai desu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "甘かったです",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "あまかったです",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "amakatta desu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "甘くなかったです",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "negative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "あまくなかったです",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "negative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "amaku nakatta desu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "negative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "甘くて",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "あまくて",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "amakute",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "甘ければ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "conditional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "あまければ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "conditional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "amakereba",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "conditional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "甘かったら",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "あまかったら",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "amakattara",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "甘かろう",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "あまかろう",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "amakarō",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "甘く",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "adverbial"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "あまく",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "adverbial"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "amaku",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "adverbial"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "甘さ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "noun-from-adj"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "あまさ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "noun-from-adj"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "amasa",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "noun-from-adj"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "あまい",
        "infl": "i"
      },
      "expansion": "甘(あま)い • (amai) -i (adverbial 甘(あま)く (amaku))",
      "name": "ja-adj"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "adverbial": "く",
        "attributive": "い",
        "conditional": "ければ",
        "conjunctive": "くて",
        "continuative": "く",
        "degree": "さ",
        "formal": "い です",
        "formal_negative": "く ない です",
        "formal_negative_past": "く なかった です",
        "formal_past": "かった です",
        "hypothetical": "けれ",
        "imperative": "かれ",
        "imperfective": "かろ",
        "informal_negative": "く ない",
        "informal_negative_past": "く なかった",
        "informal_past": "かった",
        "kana": "あま",
        "lemma": "甘",
        "provisional": "かったら",
        "terminal": "い",
        "volitional": "かろう"
      },
      "name": "ja-adj-infl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "adj",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "suppai",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "酸",
          "す"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "酸っぱい"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "shoppai",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "塩",
          "しょ"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "塩っぱい"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "nigai",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "苦",
          "にが"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "苦い"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "karai",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "辛",
          "から"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "辛い"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "umami",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "旨味",
          "うまみ"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "旨味"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "antonyms": [
        {
          "word": "辛い"
        },
        {
          "word": "苦い"
        },
        {
          "word": "酸っぱい"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "30 30 0 34 6",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms with 1 kanji",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "sweet cake",
          "roman": "amai kēki",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "甘",
              "あま"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "甘いケーキ"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "sweet, sugary, mellow"
      ],
      "id": "en-甘い-ja-adj-HEoS7wYL",
      "links": [
        [
          "sweet",
          "sweet"
        ],
        [
          "sugary",
          "sugary"
        ],
        [
          "mellow",
          "mellow"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "antonyms": [
        {
          "word": "塩っぱい"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "30 30 0 34 6",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms with 1 kanji",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "lacking saltiness"
      ],
      "id": "en-甘い-ja-adj-TR7SFqqY",
      "links": [
        [
          "saltiness",
          "saltiness"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "soft on girls",
          "roman": "joshi ni amai",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "女",
              "じょ"
            ],
            [
              "子",
              "し"
            ],
            [
              "甘",
              "あま"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "女子に甘い"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "indulgent, soft"
      ],
      "id": "en-甘い-ja-adj-kitLa8QK",
      "links": [
        [
          "indulgent",
          "indulgent"
        ],
        [
          "soft",
          "soft"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "13 34 2 48 3",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "7 36 1 53 2",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese links with manual fragments",
          "parents": [
            "Links with manual fragments",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "10 30 2 56 3",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese links with redundant alt parameters",
          "parents": [
            "Links with redundant alt parameters",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "10 30 2 56 3",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese links with redundant wikilinks",
          "parents": [
            "Links with redundant wikilinks",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "30 30 0 34 6",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms with 1 kanji",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "18 26 4 45 6",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms with multiple readings",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "11 28 2 55 3",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys",
          "parents": [
            "Terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "11 29 2 56 3",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys",
          "parents": [
            "Terms with redundant sortkeys",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "19 26 0 52 3",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "13 21 0 63 2",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ruby": [
            [
              "作",
              "つく"
            ],
            [
              "甘",
              "あま"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "作りが甘い ― tsukuri ga amai ― the construction is careless → flimsy, slapdash, slipshod"
        },
        {
          "ruby": [
            [
              "管",
              "かん"
            ],
            [
              "理",
              "り"
            ],
            [
              "甘",
              "あま"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "管理が甘い ― kanri ga amai ― the management is lax → poorly managed"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "careless, lacking, lax"
      ],
      "id": "en-甘い-ja-adj-5f~64eCD",
      "links": [
        [
          "careless",
          "careless"
        ],
        [
          "lacking",
          "lacking"
        ],
        [
          "lax",
          "lax"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Lilies have a fragrant smell.",
          "roman": "Yuri wa amai kaori ga suru.",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "甘",
              "あま"
            ],
            [
              "香",
              "かお"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "ゆりは甘い香りがする。"
        }
      ],
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        "fragrant (of odor), melodious (of sound)"
      ],
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        [
          "fragrant",
          "fragrant"
        ],
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          "odor",
          "odor"
        ],
        [
          "melodious",
          "melodious"
        ],
        [
          "sound",
          "sound"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figurative) fragrant (of odor), melodious (of sound)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "other": "あまい"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[a̠ma̠i]"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Nihon Kokugo Daijiten",
    "Nihon Shoki"
  ],
  "word": "甘い"
}

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  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "soft-redirect",
  "redirects": [
    "うまい"
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "id": "en-甘い-ja-soft-redirect-47DEQpj8",
      "tags": [
        "no-gloss"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "甘い"
}
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    "Japanese terms inherited from Old Japanese",
    "Japanese terms inherited from Proto-Japonic",
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    "Japanese terms with 1 kanji",
    "Japanese terms with IPA pronunciation",
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    "Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys",
    "Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys",
    "Japanese い-i adjectives",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
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    {
      "english": "traditional candy",
      "roman": "ame",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "飴",
          "あめ"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "飴"
    }
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    {
      "form": "甘い",
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        [
          "甘",
          "あま"
        ]
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      "form": "甘く",
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          "甘",
          "あま"
        ]
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        "adverbial"
      ]
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
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    },
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      "form": "ja-i",
      "source": "inflection",
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      "form": "甘かろ",
      "source": "inflection",
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    },
    {
      "form": "あまかろ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "amakaro",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "甘く",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "stem"
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    },
    {
      "form": "あまく",
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      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "stem"
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    },
    {
      "form": "amaku",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "continuative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "甘い",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "stem",
        "terminative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "あまい",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "stem",
        "terminative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "amai",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "terminative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "甘い",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "attributive",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "あまい",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "attributive",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "amai",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "attributive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "甘けれ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "hypothetical",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "あまけれ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "hypothetical",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "amakere",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "hypothetical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "甘かれ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
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        "stem"
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    {
      "form": "あまかれ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "amakare",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "imperative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "甘くない",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "あまくない",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "amaku nai",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "甘かった",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "あまかった",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "amakatta",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "甘くなかった",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "negative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "あまくなかった",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "negative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "amaku nakatta",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "negative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "甘いです",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "あまいです",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "amai desu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "甘くないです",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "あまくないです",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "amaku nai desu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "甘かったです",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "あまかったです",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "amakatta desu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "甘くなかったです",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "negative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "あまくなかったです",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "negative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "amaku nakatta desu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "negative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "甘くて",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "あまくて",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "amakute",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "甘ければ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "conditional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "あまければ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "conditional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "amakereba",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "conditional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "甘かったら",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "あまかったら",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "amakattara",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "甘かろう",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "あまかろう",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "amakarō",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "甘く",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "adverbial"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "あまく",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "adverbial"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "amaku",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "adverbial"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "甘さ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "noun-from-adj"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "あまさ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "noun-from-adj"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "amasa",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "noun-from-adj"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "あまい",
        "infl": "i"
      },
      "expansion": "甘(あま)い • (amai) -i (adverbial 甘(あま)く (amaku))",
      "name": "ja-adj"
    }
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        "adverbial": "く",
        "attributive": "い",
        "conditional": "ければ",
        "conjunctive": "くて",
        "continuative": "く",
        "degree": "さ",
        "formal": "い です",
        "formal_negative": "く ない です",
        "formal_negative_past": "く なかった です",
        "formal_past": "かった です",
        "hypothetical": "けれ",
        "imperative": "かれ",
        "imperfective": "かろ",
        "informal_negative": "く ない",
        "informal_negative_past": "く なかった",
        "informal_past": "かった",
        "kana": "あま",
        "lemma": "甘",
        "provisional": "かったら",
        "terminal": "い",
        "volitional": "かろう"
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "adj",
  "related": [
    {
      "roman": "suppai",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "酸",
          "す"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "酸っぱい"
    },
    {
      "roman": "shoppai",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "塩",
          "しょ"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "塩っぱい"
    },
    {
      "roman": "nigai",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "苦",
          "にが"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "苦い"
    },
    {
      "roman": "karai",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "辛",
          "から"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "辛い"
    },
    {
      "roman": "umami",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "旨味",
          "うまみ"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "旨味"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "antonyms": [
        {
          "word": "辛い"
        },
        {
          "word": "苦い"
        },
        {
          "word": "酸っぱい"
        }
      ],
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        "Japanese terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "sweet cake",
          "roman": "amai kēki",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "甘",
              "あま"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "甘いケーキ"
        }
      ],
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        "sweet, sugary, mellow"
      ],
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        [
          "sweet",
          "sweet"
        ],
        [
          "sugary",
          "sugary"
        ],
        [
          "mellow",
          "mellow"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "antonyms": [
        {
          "word": "塩っぱい"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "lacking saltiness"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "saltiness",
          "saltiness"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Japanese terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "soft on girls",
          "roman": "joshi ni amai",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "女",
              "じょ"
            ],
            [
              "子",
              "し"
            ],
            [
              "甘",
              "あま"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "女子に甘い"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "indulgent, soft"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "indulgent",
          "indulgent"
        ],
        [
          "soft",
          "soft"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Japanese terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ruby": [
            [
              "作",
              "つく"
            ],
            [
              "甘",
              "あま"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "作りが甘い ― tsukuri ga amai ― the construction is careless → flimsy, slapdash, slipshod"
        },
        {
          "ruby": [
            [
              "管",
              "かん"
            ],
            [
              "理",
              "り"
            ],
            [
              "甘",
              "あま"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "管理が甘い ― kanri ga amai ― the management is lax → poorly managed"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "careless, lacking, lax"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "careless",
          "careless"
        ],
        [
          "lacking",
          "lacking"
        ],
        [
          "lax",
          "lax"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
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        "Japanese terms with usage examples"
      ],
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        {
          "english": "Lilies have a fragrant smell.",
          "roman": "Yuri wa amai kaori ga suru.",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "甘",
              "あま"
            ],
            [
              "香",
              "かお"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "ゆりは甘い香りがする。"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "fragrant (of odor), melodious (of sound)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "fragrant",
          "fragrant"
        ],
        [
          "odor",
          "odor"
        ],
        [
          "melodious",
          "melodious"
        ],
        [
          "sound",
          "sound"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figurative) fragrant (of odor), melodious (of sound)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "other": "あまい"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[a̠ma̠i]"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Nihon Kokugo Daijiten",
    "Nihon Shoki"
  ],
  "word": "甘い"
}

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  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "soft-redirect",
  "redirects": [
    "うまい"
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "no-gloss"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "甘い"
}

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