| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| 甘い | あまい | sweet, delicious; fragrant (smelling), sweet (music); lightly salted; naive, overly optimistic, soft on, generous, indulgent, easy-going; half-hearted, not finished properly; tempting (e.g. words), promising |
| 甘え | あまえ | depending on other's kindness |
| 甘み | あまみ, かんみ, うまみ | sweetness, sugary taste |
| 甘える | あまえる | to behave like a spoiled child, to behave like a spoilt child, to fawn on; to depend and presume upon another's benevolence |
| 甘味料 | かんみりょう | sweeteners, sweetening materials |
| 甘受 | かんじゅ | submission to, putting up with |
| 甘口 | あまくち | sweet flavour, sweet flavor, mildness; flattery; stupidity |
| 甘美 | かんび | sweet |
| 甘やかす | あまやかす | to pamper, to spoil |
| 甘えん坊 | あまえんぼう | pampered or spoiled child (spoilt) |