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sweets; sugary foods; sweet things
A general term for foods that taste sweet, including cakes, candy, chocolate, and traditional Japanese confections.
甘い物が好きだ。
I like sweets.
疲れた時は甘い物が食べたくなる。
When I'm tired, I crave something sweet.
甘い物を控えるようにしているが、なかなか難しい。
I'm trying to cut back on sweets, but it's quite difficult.
A common everyday expression referring to sweet-tasting foods in general, from Western-style desserts to traditional Japanese sweets (和菓子).
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 甘い物が好き: to like sweets
- 甘い物を食べる: to eat sweets
- 甘い物を控える: to cut back on sweets
- 甘い物に目がない: to have a weakness for sweets
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 甘味: sweetness, or sweet foods (slightly more formal)
- お菓子: confections, snacks — more specific, referring to packaged or prepared sweets
- スイーツ: sweets — borrowed from English, often used for trendy or Western-style desserts