Sweet or Spoiling

by Nao

ama-i, ama-eru, ama-yakasu, kan

The adjective “amai” means sweet and today’s character expresses a sweet taste.

Yesterday, we talk about “mi,” a character meaning taste. Let’s combine them together. Amami means sweetness. With the same characters in the same order, kanmi means sweets or desserts. Adding “ryō” after this, kanjmiryō means sweetening or sweetener.

When this is used in verbs, it does not mean sweetening but generally spoiling. Amayakasu means spoiling a person such as a child. As a result of this, one might tend to depend on others. We say, “hito ni amaeru.” Here, hito means others.

Last week, I wrote that ku gen is criticism offered by your supporter or adviser. The opposite of kugen is kangen, which means flattering words spoiling you.

1. Draw the longest horizontal line.
2. Draw the vertical line to the left.
3. Draw the vertical line to the right.
4. Draw the horizontal stroke in the middle.
5. Draw the horizontal stroke at the bottom.