noun
Refers to hard candies and toffees, often made from sugar or starch syrup. Common in everyday contexts.
子供の頃、よく飴をなめながら歩いた。
As a child, I often walked while sucking on a candy.
この飴はミルクの味がする。
This candy tastes like milk.
noun
rice-sugar; starch syrup
Specifically refers to sugar made from rice, potatoes, or other starches. A traditional sweetener used in Japanese confectionery.
飴は米や芋のでんぷんから作られる甘味料です。
Ame is a sweetener made from the starch of rice or potatoes.
noun
Abbreviation of 飴色 (あめいろ), referring to a warm amber or yellowish-brown color. Used in compound words or descriptive contexts.
See also: 飴色
「飴色」という言葉は、琥珀のような色を表します。
The word 飴色 describes a color like amber.
The word あめ is native Japanese, with the kanji 飴 specifically used for candy and sugar syrup. The historical derivation is uncertain, but it has been used since ancient times for sweet confections.