Type Surname
Usage Japanese
Scripts 天井, 甘井(Japanese Kanji) あまい(Japanese Hiragana) アマイ(Japanese Katakana)
Meaning & History
This surname is used as 天井 or 甘井 with 天 (ten, ama-, amatsu, ame) meaning "heavens, imperial, sky", 甘 (kan, ama.i, ama.eru, ama.yakasu, uma.i) meaning "be content, coax, pamper, sugary, sweet" and 井 (shou, sei, i) meaning "community, town, well, well crib."