Kanji 飴 Words: Meanings and Readings

飴

あめ

(hard) candy

あめ玉

あめだま

candy

あめ細工

あめざいく

candy fashioned in human and animal forms

あめ色

あめいろ

amber

あんず飴

あんずあめ

candy-coated fruit (usu. a plum) on a stick

いちご飴

いちごあめ

candy-coated strawberry on a stick

のど飴

のどあめ

throat lozenge

バター飴

バターあめ

butter candy (Hokkaido specialty)

ぶどう飴

ぶどうあめ

candy-coated grapes on a stick

べっこう飴

べっこうあめ

hard candy

ぼんたん飴

ぼんたんあめ

Botan Rice Candy (lemon-orange flavored soft, chewy candy with an edible wrapper)

りんご飴

りんごあめ

candied apple

飴

たがね

confection (e.g. candy, mochi)

飴ちゃん

あめちゃん

(hard) candy

飴と鞭

あめとむち

carrot and stick

飴ん棒

あめんぼう

stick of candy

飴屋

あめや

candy shop

飴煮

あめに

food boiled in sugared broth

飴湯

あめゆ

thick malt syrup poured into boiling water and sprinkled with cinnamon (used as a refreshing summer drink)

飴売

あめうり

candy vendor (esp. an Edo-period candy vendor who sold candy while walking around playing the flute or another musical instrument)

飴粕

あめかぜ

residue (e.g. from sugar cane or beets)

塩飴

しおあめ

salty candy

還元みずあめ

かんげんみずあめ

reduced sugar syrup

求肥飴

ぎゅうひあめ

type of soft Japanese confectionery made with rice flour (somewhat similar to Turkish delight)

金太郎あめ

きんたろうあめ

Kintarō candy

晒し飴

さらしあめ

sweet rice jelly

水あめ

みずあめ

mizuame

水馬

あめんぼ

pond skater (any insect of family Gerridae)

千歳飴

ちとせあめ

red and white candy stick sold at children's festivals

太白飴

たいはくあめ

white rice jelly

粉あめ

こなあめ

powdered mizuame

棒飴

ぼうあめ

candy stick

綿あめ

わたあめ

cotton candy

冷やし飴

ひやしあめ

chilled syrup