How to say sweet in Japanese

かれんkaren Inflection

adjectival noun / noun:

  • sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute
  • pitiful; pitiable

Example Sentences

騙されたdamasaretaと言ってしまえばそれまでtoitteshimaebasoremadeですdesuga、「うまい話umaihanashini乗ったnotta当人touninであるdearuことkotoha間違いありませんmachigaiarimasen
If you say "I was tricked," well that's certainly so but there's no mistaking that you were the one who signed up on a "sweet deal".
あやうくayaukubou業者gyoushano甘言kangenni騙されdamasare大損oosonするsuruところtokoroでしたdeshita
I was almost deceived by a certain trader's sweet words into making a huge loss.
daregaツンデレTSUNDEREかっka少なくともsukunakutomoデレDEREとかtokaしたshita覚えoboeなんかnankaないnaiwaよっyo
Who are you calling sweet-n-sour?! At the very least I certainly don't remember being sweet!
このkono薩摩芋satsumaimoha生焼けnamayakedeがりがりgarigariするsuru
This sweet potato is only half-baked and is still crunchy.
うちuchiga援助enjoしてるshiteru酒造shuzouさんsangane新しいatarashii甘酒amazakewo造ったtsukuttaからkara試飲shiinしてshiteみてmiteくださいkudasaiってtte持ってmotteきてkiteくれたkuretanだけどdakedo・・・。
A brewery we finance has made a new sweet sake and brought some to us asking us to try it.

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