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甘やかす (amayakasu) Japanese meaning: pamper | Kotomora
Common word› JLPT N3 › Freq. Frequency Top 20,000 Conjugation 甘やかす · godan verb (-su)
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 甘あま やかす 甘あま やかさない Polite 甘あま やかします 甘あま やかしません Past polite 甘あま やかしました 甘あま やかしませんでした Past 甘あま やかした 甘あま やかさなかった Te-form 甘あま やかして 甘あま やかさないで Desire 甘あま やかしたい 甘あま やかしたくない Potential 甘あま やかせる 甘あま やかせない Passive 甘あま やかされる 甘あま やかされない Causative 甘あま やかさせる 甘あま やかさせない Causative passive 甘あま やかさせられる 甘あま やかさせられない Volitional 甘あま やかそう Polite volitional 甘あま やかしましょう Imperative 甘あま やかせ 甘あま やかすな Conditional 甘あま やかせば 甘あま やかさなければ Tara conditional 甘あま やかしたら 甘あま やかさなかったら
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If you spoil your child too much, they'll become selfish.
He just coddles his subordinates and never gives them warnings.
Transitive / intransitive 甘える is intransitive, describing the person who acts spoiled or relies on someone's kindness, while 甘やかす is transitive, describing the person who indulges them.
Related words 溺愛する emphasizes excessive love or doting affection, whereas 甘やかす focuses on lax discipline and overindulgence that can weaken someone.
猫可愛がりする is a colloquial expression for doting on someone excessively like a pet, while 甘やかす is the more neutral, general verb for spoiling someone.
甘やかす means to indulge someone by being too lenient (e.g. with discipline), while ちやほや focuses on showering someone with flattering attention and praise.
甘やかす means to spoil or indulge someone through one's actions, while ほいほい (in this sense) describes the overly accommodating manner of treating them.
甘やかす means to spoil or indulge someone habitually, whereas 大目に見る refers to letting a specific fault or mistake pass without punishment.
Don't confuse with 甘い is an adjective meaning 'sweet' or 'lenient', while 甘やかす is the verb meaning to actively spoil or pamper someone.
甘やかす means to spoil or overindulge someone, whereas 可愛がる is simply showing affection and doesn't necessarily imply indulgence or lack of discipline.
Written forms 甘あま やかす Usage 98%
Standard kanji spelling; the reading is unambiguous.
あまやかす Usage 2%
Etymology Derived from the adjective 甘い (sweet, lenient) with the verb-forming suffix やかす, which often adds a sense of 'treating someone in that way'.
