Amae

甘え (Amae) is a Japanese noun meaning “overdependence (on others; usu. one's fosterers or seniors), lack of self-reliance, presumed acceptance (of one's behaviour), presumed benevolence”.

Meanings

  1. nounoverdependence (on others; usu. one's fosterers or seniors); lack of self-reliance; presumed acceptance (of one's behaviour); presumed benevolence; attention-seeking (behavior)

Examples

  • You shouldn't expect things to be easy.

Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).

Kanji in 甘え

sweet

Related words

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