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甘い [ichi1,news1,nf19]
【 あまい [ichi1,news1,nf19] 】
1. [adj-i]
▶ sweet-tasting
▶ sweet
▶ sugary
▶ sugared
2. [adj-i]
▶ fragrant (smelling)
▶ sweet (music)
3. [adj-i]
▶ lightly salted
▶ light in salt
▶ not spicy
4. [adj-i]
▶ naive
▶ overly optimistic
▶ soft on
▶ generous
▶ indulgent
▶ easy-going
▶ lenient
Cross references:
  ⇒ see: 1213450 甘く見る 1. to not take seriously; to take lightly
  ⇐ see: 1877150 子供に甘い【こどもにあまい】 1. indulgent to (one's) children; lenient with one's children; soft on one's children
  ⇐ see: 2699360 読みが甘い【よみがあまい】 1. overly optimistic; misjudged; underestimated
  ⇐ see: 2849475 甘かない【あまかない】 1. not easy; not lenient
5. [adj-i]
▶ half-hearted
▶ not finished properly
6. [adj-i]
▶ insufficient
▶ not satisfactory
▶ inadequate
▶ loose
7. [adj-i]
▶ mild
8. [adj-i]
▶ tempting
▶ enticing
▶ luring
Cross references:
  ⇒ see: 2572860 甘い言葉 1. alluring words; endearing words; sugared words; sweet words; honeyed words; flattery; cajolery

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History:
6. A 2015-06-21 17:04:05  Rene Malenfant <...address hidden...>
5. A* 2015-06-21 01:26:57  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Refs: 
JEs all use 甘い for this (cf うまい). Google n-grams:
甘い	7640732
あまい	248564
うまい	8264608
  Diff: 
@@ -18 +17,0 @@
-<misc>&uk;</misc>
4. A 2013-06-06 09:11:12  Paul Upchurch <...address hidden...>
3. A* 2013-06-06 08:53:09 
  Diff: 
@@ -64,0 +64,1 @@
+<xref type="see" seq="2572860">甘い言葉</xref>
2. A 2012-10-22 10:09:21  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
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