飴

Meaning

1. n
   (hard) candy; toffee
2. n
   rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.
3. n abbreviation
   amber; yellowish-brown
4. n archaic
   confection (e.g. candy, mochi); sweet

Example sentences

• 飴がほしい。

  I want a piece of candy.

• 息子は箱から飴を一つ取った。

  My son took a candy from the box.

• バッグの中に入っていた飴が暑さでクニャクニャになっていた。

  The candy I had in my bag went mushy in the heat.