飴 (Ame) is a Japanese noun meaning “(hard) candy, toffee, rice-sugar, sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.”.
Meanings
- noun(hard) candy; toffee
- nounrice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.
- nounamber; yellowish-brown
Examples
息子は箱から飴を一つ取った。
My son took a candy from the box.
いい子にしていたら、あめをあげよう。
If you are a good girl, you shall have candy.
突然長女が「飴がほしい」と言い出しました。
Suddenly the eldest daughter spoke up, saying, "I want candy."
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).