1.
to spoil; to pamper; to indulge someone too much
To be overly lenient or indulgent with someone, especially a child, often with negative implications of producing bad behavior.
子供を甘やかしすぎると良くない。
It's not good to spoil children too much.
祖父母は孫を甘やかす傾向がある。
Grandparents tend to spoil their grandchildren.
彼は甘やかされて育った。
He was raised being spoiled.
TRANSITIVITY:
- Type: Transitive (他動詞)
- Pair: 甘える (to act spoiled, to depend on) - intransitive
- Pattern: XがYを甘やかす
ASPECT:
- 甘やかしている = is spoiling (ongoing action)
- 甘やかされている = is being spoiled (passive)
COMMON PATTERNS:
- 子供を甘やかす (to spoil a child)
- 甘やかして育てる (to raise someone in a spoiled manner)
- 甘やかされて育つ (to grow up spoiled)
NUANCE:
Unlike simply being kind, 甘やかす often implies excessive leniency that may have negative consequences. It suggests failing to discipline or set appropriate boundaries.
Related Words
Pair verb:
甘える (intransitive)