VocabJLPT N5
sweet
い-Adjective

Definitions

  1. 1. sweet-tasting
  2. 2. sweet
  3. 3. fragrant (smelling)
  4. 4. lightly salted
This い-adjective primarily means sweet in taste, such as sweet food or drinks. It can also be used figuratively to describe someone who is lenient or soft on others, or to describe an overly optimistic or naive way of thinking.

Example sentences

Sentence 1

She said, "you're so easy on me."

Sentence 2

I think that explanation is a bit thin.

Sentence 3

You think it's going to be that easy? That's way too optimistic.

Sentence 4

Wait — this is sweet!

Sentence 5

Just having dreams isn't enough — that's wishful thinking.