字の旅3,000 years in four forms
Oracle bone · ShangShang · c. 1200 BCE乙7298 (商)
Oracle bone and small seal: Academia Sinica 小學堂, CC0. Bronze: Wikimedia Commons, traced from Academia Sinica, CC0. Today’s form: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0.
部首Radical · in States & Attributes
甘
甘 sweet
あまい amai
5 strokesRadical of 2 kanjiPart of 3
Your ink in 甘0% painted · 0 of 2 familiar
Origin · sourced
Ideogram指事
Something sweet in an open mouth; the original drawing is 𠁿. Original form of 含.
Source: Wiktionary, 甘 (rev. 93443723), CC BY-SA 4.0
Memory story · made up to help you remember
“Mmm, something delicious is in the mouth! The little line nestled inside represents a sweet fruit or a treat being enjoyed. When this radical appears, it usually brings a sense of pleasure, indulgence, or a "sweet" quality to the character. Think of it as the literal taste of satisfaction.”
Where it sits in a kanji
Relates to sweetness, indulgence, pleasure, or the act of savoring something.
育つ
What it grows into
Built from 甘, with sourced origins
- 甚tremendouslyジン · はなはだ
甘 + 匕
Ideogrammic compound · Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
一覧
Every kanji with 甘 as its radical
Most used first
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
All 2 kanji