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飴

rice jelly
Stroke count: 13

Readings

On readingイ、シ
Kun readingあめ、やしな.う

Meanings

  1. rice jelly
  2. candy
    息子は箱から飴を一つ取った。My son took a candy from the box.tatoeba
    バッグの中に入っていた飴が暑さでクニャクニャになっていた。The candy I had in my bag went mushy in the heat.tatoeba
  3. sweetsRtK
  1. (hard) candy
  2. toffee
  3. rice-sugar
  4. sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.
  5. amber

Synonyms

飴色

Radicals and components

Radical食eat飠variant
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Compound words

千歳飴ちとせあめ
red and white candy stick sold at children's festivals
飴玉あめだま
candy
飴煮あめに
food boiled in sugared broth
飴色あめいろ
amber
飴坊あめんぼ
pond skater (any insect of family Gerridae)
水飴みずあめ
mizuame
綿飴わたあめ
cotton candy
飴ん棒あめんぼう
stick of candy
飴細工あめざいく
candy fashioned in human and animal forms
晒し飴さらしあめ
sweet rice jelly
林檎飴りんごあめ
candied apple
鼈甲飴べっこうあめ
hard candy
さらし飴さらしあめ
sweet rice jelly

Additional Examples

突然長女が「飴がほしい」と言い出しました。
Suddenly the eldest daughter spoke up, saying, "I want candy."tatoeba

Stroke Order

13 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 飴

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