Hard candy or toffee—a sugary confection that is sucked or chewed.
喉が痛いときは飴を舐めると楽になる。
Sucking on a candy helps when your throat hurts.
子どもたちはお祭りで飴をたくさんもらった。
The children received a lot of candy at the festival.
昔ながらの飴屋で、とても固い飴を買った。
I bought very hard candy at an old-fashioned candy shop.
A form of sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; used in some traditional confections.
和菓子職人は米飴を使ってあんをまとめた。
The wagashi (Japanese confection) maker used rice syrup to bind the bean paste.
このレシピでは飴を溶かして餅に絡める。
This recipe melts the sugar syrup and coats the mochi with it.
As an abbreviation for the color 'ame-iro' (amber); a yellowish-brown/amber color.
この家具は飴色の木目が美しい。
This piece of furniture has a beautiful amber-coloured wood grain.
彼女の髪は飴色に染まっている。
Her hair is dyed an amber color.