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飴
飴
14 strokes

Meanings

rice jelly
candy

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
イ
シ
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
あめ
やしな.う

Common Words

飴
あめ
Noun
Freq #10213
1

Food, cooking

(hard) candy; toffee

Examples
息子は箱から飴を一つ取った。
My son took a candy from the box.
2

Food, cooking

rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.

3

Abbreviation

amber; yellowish-brown

飴玉
あめ玉
あめだま
Noun
Freq #26405
1

candy

飴色
あめ色
あめいろ
Noun
～の Adj.
Freq #38867
1

amber; yellowish-brown

飴細工
あめ細工
あめざいく
Noun
Freq #42444
1

candy fashioned in human and animal forms

2

deceptive appearance; all show; empty suit; paper tiger

綿飴
綿あめ
わたあめ
Noun
Freq #48294
1

cotton candy; fairy floss; candy floss

水飴
水あめ
みずあめ
Noun
Freq #48472
1

mizuame; glucose syrup; starch syrup; corn syrup

アメとムチ
飴と鞭
あめとむち
Expression
Noun
Usually kana
Freq #54631
1

Idiomatic expression

carrot and stick; candy and whip

りんご飴
林檎飴
りんごあめ
りんごアメ
Noun
Freq #55253
1

candied apple; toffee apple

のど飴
喉飴
のどあめ
Noun
Freq #66655
1

throat lozenge; cough drop

飴屋
あめや
Noun
Freq #78186
1

candy shop; candy maker

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