かん
甘
げん
言

noun, takes genitive case の

  1. sweet words, smooth talk, cajolery, flattery, sycophancy.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
かん
甘
げん
言
 甘言 かんげん ✔

Contained Kanji Breakdown

sweet, coax, pamper
あま.い　カン　うま.い (Early Jr. High, N2)
twenty
にじゅう　ジュウ　ニュウ (Kentei Pre-1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
say, word
い.う　こと　ゲン (2nd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)