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辛

辛 — spicy, bitter, hot

On
シン
Kun
からい, つらい, -づらい, かのと
Strokes
7
JLPT
N2
School grade
8

Common words with 辛

  • 辛口からくちdry taste (e.g. sake, wine)Common

    辛口がほしいのですが。
    I want something dry.

  • 辛うじてかろうじてbarely; narrowly; only just; with difficultyCommon

    われわれはかろうじて事故を免れた。
    We narrowly missed the accident.

  • 辛いからいspicy; hotCommon

    私は辛い食物はあまり好きではない。
    I don't care too much for hot food.

  • 辛子からしmustardCommon
  • 香辛料こうしんりょうspice; spices; condimentCommon
  • 辛いつらいpainful; bitter; heart-breaking; difficult (emotionally)Common
  • 辛苦しんくhardship; toil; troubleCommon
  • 辛酸しんさんhardships; privationCommon
  • 辛勝しんしょうnarrow victoryCommon
  • 辛抱しんぼうpatience; endurance; perseveranceCommon
  • 唐辛子とうがらしcapsicum (Capsicum annuum, esp. the cultivated chili peppers); chili pepper (ch…Common
  • 塩辛いしおからいsalty (taste); brinyCommon
  • 辛抱強いしんぼうづよいpatient; perseveringOccasional
  • 辛かのと8th in rank; eighth sign of the Chinese calendarOccasional
  • 甘辛あまからsweetness and saltiness; salted and sweetened tasteOccasional
  • 辛くつらくharshly; bitterly; cruelly; badlyOccasional
  • 辛辣しんらつbitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harshOccasional
  • 辛いづらいdifficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...Rare
  • え辛いえがらいacrid; pungent; irritatingRare
  • 点が辛いてんがからいsevere in marking; strict in gradingRare

With the N5–N2 kanji, you can read 54 words that use 辛.

  • 辛口 からくち dry taste (e.g. sake, wine)
  • 辛うじて かろうじて barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
  • 辛い からい spicy; hot
  • 辛い つらい painful; bitter; heart-breaking; difficult (emotionally)
  • 塩辛い しおからい salty (taste); briny

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