sweet

(mouth/small box radical) + (bunny ears)
★★★★☆
5 strokes
SOLO

Onyomi

Mnemonic

Your Mama's so dumb, she puts bunny ears in her mouth, and savors the sweet taste. (the remaining bunny parts were thrown in the field as a warning to others).

Kunyomi

あま*え a) the wonderful mother/child bond that teaches Japanese kindness and benevolence, b) the mother-child bond that forever stunts the hustle and self-reliance and independence of many Japanese. CCWKANA
★★☆☆☆
( ) あま*える to spoil, fawn over CCW
★★☆☆☆
あま*い usually means sweet-tasting - but ALSO means 'not spicy.' (Q; Is it karai? A; no, daijoubu, it's quite amai.)
★★★★☆

Jukugo

甘く見る(あまくみる)

not take seriously ★☆☆☆☆
(sweet) + (look) = 甘く見る (not take seriously)

to not take an opponent seriously because you assume they are soft.

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