sweet

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 甘 has 5 strokes and concerns sweetness and also relying on others or treating them indulgently.
• Basic usage: 甘える is read あまえる, and 甘やかす is read あまやかす.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Seeking and giving indulgence
  • 母に甘える means seeking indulgence from one's mother.
  • 親切に甘えて extends the idea to relying on someone's kindness.
  • 孫を甘やかし describes indulging a grandchild.
  • The subject of 甘える seeks indulgence; the subject of 甘やかす gives it too readily.