辛
辛 — Spicy
spicy, bitter, hot, acrid
On’yomiシン (shin)
Kun’yomiからい (karai)
Kun’yomiつらい (tsurai)
Kun’yomi-づらい (zurai)
Kun’yomiかのと (kanoto)
Stroke order (7 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 辛
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 辛口 | からくち karakuchi | dry taste (e.g. sake, wine); a liking for sake; one who likes sake |
| 辛うじて | かろうじて karoujite | barely; narrowly; only just |
| 辛子 | からし karashi | mustard |
| 香辛料 | こうしんりょう koushinryou | spice; spices; condiment |
| 辛い | からい karai | spicy; hot; salty |
| 辛い | つらい tsurai | painful; bitter; heart-breaking |
Study notes
辛 is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 7 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1607 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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