飴

飴 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

This stroke order diagram is drawn with 14 strokes; it can differ from the count above because the sources use slightly different glyph shapes.

Stroke order data from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

rice jelly, candy

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

On (Sino-Japanese)

Kun (native)

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Composition (IDS): left–right ⿰飠台

飴あめ口に含み溶かして食べる固形又は粘性の強い液状の菓子。(hard) candy, toffee, rice-sugar, sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.
飴たがね口に含み溶かして食べる固形又は粘性の強い液状の菓子。confection (e.g. candy, mochi), sweet
飴玉あめだまcandy
飴色あめいろ「あめいろ」参照。amber, yellowish-brown
飴煮あめにfood boiled in sugared broth
飴粕あめかすresidue left after making starch syrup
飴湯あめゆthick malt syrup poured into boiling water and sprinkled with cinnamon (used as a refreshing summer drink)
飴屋あめやcandy shop, candy maker
飴細工あめざいくcandy fashioned in human and animal forms, deceptive appearance, all show, empty suit
飴ん棒あめんぼうstick of candy
飴と鞭アメとムチcarrot and stick
飴売りあめうりcandy vendor (esp. an Edo-period candy vendor who sold candy while walking around playing the flute or another musical instrument), candy vender
飴ちゃんあめちゃん(hard) candy, toffee

Words starting with this kanji, most common first.