飴
あめ
candy
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Examples
飴を一つどうぞ。
あめをひとつどうぞ。
Have a candy.
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.
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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