"甘え" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Japanese]

IPA: [a̠ma̠e̞] Forms: 甘え [canonical] (ruby: (あま)), amae [romanization]
Etymology: Noun use of the continuative or stem form amae of verb 甘える (amaeru, “to behave sweetly [to elicit a favorable response]; to behave as a spoiled brat [in assumption of a favorable response]”). First attested in use as a standalone noun in 1942. Head templates: {{ja-noun|あまえ}} 甘(あま)え • (amae)
  1. intentionally sweet behavior aimed at inducing someone else to respond favorably
    Sense id: en-甘え-ja-noun-RQuR1Yag Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with 1 kanji, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 69 14 17 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 52 22 26 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 58 19 23 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 1 kanji: 38 27 35 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 59 19 23 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 88 6 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 89 6 6
  2. by extension:
    wheedling or fawning behavior
    Sense id: en-甘え-ja-noun--z7e~~A- Categories (other): Japanese terms with 1 kanji Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 1 kanji: 38 27 35
  3. by extension:
    spoiled or overly dependent behavior
    Sense id: en-甘え-ja-noun-yZ~z1qbH Categories (other): Japanese terms with 1 kanji Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 1 kanji: 38 27 35
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: 甘える (amaeru) (ruby: (あま)), 甘えん坊 (amaenbō) (ruby: (あま), (ぼう)), 甘やかす (amayakasu) (ruby: (あま))
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