Word Meaning 甘言

かんげん kangen

甘言 is read as かんげん (kangen) and means sweet words.

Meaning

English

sweet words
smooth talk
cajolery
flattery
sycophancy

Reading

Kana

かんげん

Romaji

kangen

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 12 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Antonyms 苦言 Rank 12163 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

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甘い言葉

あまいことば

alluring words

甘言は偶人を喜ばす

かんげんはぐうじんをよろこばす

sweet words only please a fool

甘言蜜語

かんげんみつご

honeyed words

言葉に甘える

ことばにあまえる

to accept a kind offer

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)

甘え

あまえ

lack of self-reliance

甘受

かんじゅ

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

Example Sentences

あやうく某業者の甘言に騙され、大損するところでした。

I was almost deceived by a certain trader's sweet words into making a huge loss.

このメルマガは、昨今の語学産業界の甘言に躍らされることなく、文法解釈という古典的学習法こそ王道と信じて疑わない方のためのメルマガです。

This e-zine is for those who, unswayed by the cajolery of the modern language industry, firmly trust that the traditional learning method of grammatical analysis is the way to go.