あまい

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of あまい – see the following entry.

【甘い】 [adjective] [from 720] sweet, sugary, mellow [adjective] [from early 1000s] lacking saltiness [adjective] [from 1600] indulgent, soft [adjective] [from 1477] careless, lacking, lax [adjective] [from 850] (figurative) fragrant (of odor), melodious (of sound)

(This term, あまい (amai), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)