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    3. 甘やかす

    甘やかす

    甘あまや​か​す​

    to pamper

    N2KMT10News #44+1CoreVerb, TransitiveFamily & RelationshipsEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab13 strokes

    あまやかす

    Verb, Transitive

    1.
    to pamper, to spoil

    Stroke 0 / 13

    Speed1.0x

    子こ供どもを甘あまやかしてはいけない。

    You shouldn't spoil children.

    KMT8Family & RelationshipsEmotions & Psychology
    祖そ父ふ母ぼは孫まごを甘あまやかす傾けい向こうがある。

    Grandparents tend to spoil their grandchildren.

    KMT9Family & RelationshipsEmotions & Psychology
    自じ分ぶんを甘あまやかす日ひもたまには必ひつ要ようだ。

    Sometimes it's necessary to have a day where you pamper yourself.

    KMT9Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life
    彼かれは一ひと人りっ子こなので、両りょう親しんに甘あまやかされて育そだった。

    Since he's an only child, he was raised being pampered by his parents.

    KMT10Family & RelationshipsEmotions & Psychology
    過か度どに甘あまやかすことは、子こ供どもの自じ立りつ心しんを損そこなう可か能のう性せいがある。

    Pampering too much can potentially harm a child's independence.

    KMT10Family & RelationshipsEmotions & PsychologyEducation

    Characters that make up this word

    甘
    あま.い・あま.える・あま.やかす・うま.い…(2)
    sweet・coax・pamper・be content・sugary
    Kanji
    や
    ya
    Kana
    か
    ka
    Kana
    す
    su
    Kana
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