飴 (ame) means “candy” | MotiTan Japanese Dictionary

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のどが痛いので、飴をなめます。no do ga ita i no de ame o na me ma su

I suck on candy because my throat hurts.

Describes a sweet food that is made firm and eaten by letting it dissolve slowly in the mouth.

キャンディーkyandī: A sweet confection eaten as a treat, whether it is firm, soft, or chewy.

砂糖などを煮詰めて固めた、口に入れてなめる甘い菓子。sa tō na do o ni tsu me te kata me ta kuchi ni i re te na me ru ama i ka shi

飴 (ame) is a native Japanese word, not a Sino-Japanese compound; the kanji 飴 represents the long-established word for a boiled sweet.

In everyday Japanese, 飴 (ame) often means a hard candy that is kept in the mouth rather than chewed.