飴
あめ ・ ame
Pitch accent
Meaning
- (hard) candy, toffee
- Rice-sugar, sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.
- Amber, yellowish-brown
Examples
- あめとむちとをうまく使い分ける
あめとむちとをうまくつかいわける
The ability to skillfully use both rewards and punishments. - 家に着くまで待てる?今何も食べるものないのよ。あ、ここに飴がある。飴なめなよ
いえにつくまでまてる?いまなにもたべるものないのよ。あ、ここにあめがある。あめなめなよ
Can you wait until we get home? I don't have anything to eat right now. Oh, here's some candy. Have some. - あめとむちを用いた外交
あめとむちをもちいたがいこう
Diplomacy using the carrot and the stick