Meaning

Primary

Candy

Alternatives

Hard Candy, Lollipop

Word Type

noun

Explanation

The kanji and the word are exactly the same. When we talk about this kind of candy, it's usually hard candy 🍬 or a lollipop 🍭 though.

Reading

あめ
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

This word is made up of a single kanji, and it uses the kun'yomi reading. You learned this reading with the kanji, so you should be able to read it already!

Context

Context Sentences

飴を一つ下さい。

Please give me a hard candy.

日本にはカレー味の飴があるって本当ですか?

Is it true that there are curry-flavored hard candies in Japan?

ドラッグストアでノド飴を買ってきてくれませんか?

Can you go to the pharmacy and get me some lozenges for my throat?

Kanji Composition