あま
Meanings
Adjective (い)
1. sweet-tasting; sweet; sugary; sugared
2. fragrant (smelling); sweet (music)
3. lightly salted; light in salt; not spicy
4. naive; overly optimistic; soft on; generous; indulgent; easy-going; lenient
5. half-hearted; not finished properly
6. insufficient; not satisfactory; inadequate; loose
7. mild
8. tempting; enticing; luring
Pitch accent
まい
Top 19900
Used in vocabulary (18 in total)
sweets; sweet food
spoony; spooney; having a soft spot for women
handsome face; beautiful features
Examples (39 in total)
Is that sweet?
Peaches are sweet.
Life is not that sweet.
This candy is sweet.
I'm cutting down on sweets.
The cake is so sweet.
This apple is sweet.
This yogurt is sweet.
This mango is sweet.
He likes sweets.
I want to eat something sweet.
My sister likes sweets.
This tea is too sweet.
It's something black, sweet, and moist.
The apple tastes sweet.
Oranges are sweeter than lemons.
That cocktail is sweet and easy to drink.
I feel like eating something sweet.
When it comes to sweets, I just can't control myself.
I think this wine is too sweet.
If you add sugar in water, it will become sweet.
This chocolate is very sweet and tasty.
Eric played a sweet tune on the piano.
Alice is wearing a sweet-smelling perfume.
The rose gives off a sweet odor.
This orange is too sweet to my taste.
This rose smells so sweet.
I felt better after eating something sugary.
The orange didn't taste either sweet or sour.
When spring sets in, the flowers smell sweet.
You shouldn't let children eat too many sweets.
The ice cream was neither good nor bad. It was just sweet.
Peter remarked that the pudding was too sweet.
Tom likes all kinds of sweets.
Those grapes look sweet, but in fact they're sour.
I am getting fat because I eat a lot of sweets.
I've got to stop eating such sweet ice cream.
The melon smells sweet and tastes very nice.
She tasted the cake to see if it was sweet enough.