Word details

甘えん坊

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 甘えん坊.

Dictionary

Entry

甘えん坊まえんぼうNoun~な Adj.Freq #19826
1

wheedling child; spoiled child; pampered child; child who always demands attention

Examples
うちの猫って甘えん坊で、どこでも私のあと付いて来るのよね。
My cat is such a baby; she follows me around wherever I go.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

sweet, coax, pamper, be content, sugary

5 strokesFrequency 1,248JLPT N2Grade 8

On

カン

Kun

あま.いあま.えるあま.やかすうま.い

Nanori

かも

boy, priest's residence, priest

7 strokesFrequency 1,832JLPT N2Grade 8

On

ボウボッ

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