Word Meaning 甘やか

あまやか amayaka

甘やか is read as あまやか (amayaka) and means sweet (voice, fragrance, etc.).

Meaning

English

  1. sweet (voice, fragrance, etc.)

Reading

Kana

あまやか

Romaji

amayaka

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 11 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 147049 Priority X

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

甘味

あまみ

sweetness

甘い

あまい

mild

甘える

あまえる

to behave like a spoiled child

甘やかす

あまやかす

to pamper

甘味料

かんみりょう

sweetener (sugar, honey, saccharin, maltose, etc.)

甘美

かんび

sweet (taste)

甘言

かんげん

sweet words

甘え

あまえ

lack of self-reliance

甘受

かんじゅ

submitting to (a demand, one's fate, etc.)

甘口

あまくち

flattery

甘えん坊

あまえんぼう

wheedling child

甘辛

あまから

sweetness and saltiness

Example Sentences

8

かれはこどもをあまやかしすぎる。

he pampers his child too much.

Don't spoil your child.

I hate spoiled children.

They take advantage of you because you spoil them.

Indulgence alone is not kindness.

Parents in low age brackets have a tendency to spoil their children.

No wonder she's so selfish — it's because you spoil her like that.

In spoiling her child, Stella made a rod for her own back in the years that were to follow.