Pictograph of something sweet inside the mouth (口).
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Historical Evolution
甘
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
甘
Bronze
Early Warring States (~400 BC)
甘
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
甘
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
甘
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
甘
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
甘
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
甘
Seal
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
甘
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
甘
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
甘
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
甘
Regular
Modern
Chinese
甘 [Gān]
surname Gan; abbr. for Gansu Province 甘肅省|甘肃省[GānsùShěng]
甘 [gān]
sweet; willing
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
甘 いくしま
Ikushima unclassified name
甘 いくじま
Ikujima unclassified name
甘 いくた
Ikuta unclassified name
甘 いくだ
Ikuda unclassified name
甘 かん
Kan surname
CHINESE WORDS (144)
甘肃 [Gānsù] #7,502
Gansu province, abbr. 甘[Gān], short name 隴|陇[Lǒng], capital Lanzhou 蘭州|兰州[Lánzhōu]
甘肃 [Gānsù] #7,502
Gansu province, abbr. 甘[Gān], short name 隴|陇[Lǒng], capital Lanzhou 蘭州|兰州[Lánzhōu]
甘油 [gānyóu] #14,302
glycerine
心甘情愿 [xīngānqíngyuàn] #14,932
delighted to (do sth, idiom)
心甘情愿 [xīngānqíngyuàn] #14,932
delighted to (do sth, idiom)
甘心 [gānxīn] #15,931
to be willing to
甘愿 [gānyuàn] #15,803
willingly
甘愿 [gānyuàn] #15,803
willingly
甘蔗 [gānzhe] #19,167
sugar cane
甘草 [gāncǎo] #18,804
licorice root
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JAPANESE WORDS (130)
⭐ 甘える [あまえる] #2,017
to behave like a spoiled child
⭐ 上手い [うまい] #3,055
skillful
⭐ 甘やかす [あまやかす] #6,006
to pamper
甘く見る [あまくみる] #10,121
to not take seriously
甘んじる [あまんじる] #11,344
to content oneself with
甘ったるい [あまったるい] #12,115
sentimental
甘い声 [あまいこえ] #12,856
sweet voice
⭐ 甘味 [あまみ] #13,478
sweetness
⭐ 甘美 [かんび] #13,821
sweet (taste)
甘酸っぱい [あまずっぱい] #14,046
sweet and sour
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