Entry
  1. Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun

    deliciously sweet; delectable; nectar-like; scrumptious; ambrosia-like

  2. Noun

    sweet dew sent by heaven as a sign of benevolent rule (Chinese legend)

    orig. meaning

  3. sweetened water

    Abbreviationsee 甘露水

  4. sweet sake

    Abbreviationsee 甘露酒

  5. amrita; ambrosia of the gods

    Buddhism

  6. honeydew (aphid secretion on tree leaves)

  7. top-grade sencha; excellent green tea

    see 煎茶

  8. the Buddha's teachings (likened to ambrosia)

    Buddhism

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Characters in this word

2
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

sweet, coax, pamper, be content, sugary

Kun
あま.い、あま.える、あま.やかす、うま.い
On
カン
Strokes
5
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N2
Frequency
1248 of 2500
Radical
sweet
WaniKani
Level 36

Built from

Used in names as

かも

Dictionary and index codes (30)
CodeReference
4-5-2, 4-4-2SKIP code
0a5.32The Kanji Dictionary
4477.0Four corner code
1978deroo
7518Unicode hex code
1-20-37JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2988Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3710New Nelson (John Haig)
3494New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4306Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2176Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2930Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1757Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1894Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1212A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
207Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1333Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
21643Morohashi
1093A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1492Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1591Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
738Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1052Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
345Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1325Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1773Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
gan1Pinyin reading
gamKorean reading
n2JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
36WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

dew, tears, expose, Russia

Kun
つゆ
On
ロ、ロウ
Strokes
21
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Frequency
928 of 2500
Radical
rain
WaniKani
Level 43

Built from

Used in names as

や、ゆ

Dictionary and index codes (30)
CodeReference
2-8-13SKIP code
8d13.1The Kanji Dictionary
1016.4Four corner code
3177deroo
9732Unicode hex code
1-47-10JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5069Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
6549New Nelson (John Haig)
2818New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3495Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1803Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2454Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1283Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1377Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1144A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2941Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1074Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
42463Morohashi
1935A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
951Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
981Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1894Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1940Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
846Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1870Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1291Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
lu4, lou4Pinyin reading
roKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
43WaniKani level