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飴

あめ

candy

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Examples

  1. 飴を一つどうぞ。

    あめをひとつどうぞ。

    Have a candy.

  2. かばんの中に飴があります。

    かばんのなかにあめがあります。

    There is candy in my bag.

  3. 子どもは飴が大好きです。

    こどもはあめがだいすきです。

    Children love candy.

Common patterns

飴をなめる
suck on a candy
飴をあげる
give a candy
甘い飴
sweet candy

Memory tip

飴 (candy) and 雨 (rain) are both あめ; the pitch accent differs, and the kanji with 食 (eat) is the candy.

Kanji in this word

  • 飴Not in the N5–N1 kanji lists

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