— spicy, bitter, hot, acrid

  • JLPT N2
  • 7 strokes
  • Secondary (Jōyō)
  • Radical 辛
  • #1607 most frequent

Emotion Sense · Sense

Readings

On'yomi
シン
Kun'yomi
から.いつら.い-づら.いかのと

Example words

  • 辛いからい(1) spicy; hot (2) salty (3) tough (on someone); adverse; harsh
  • 香辛料こうしんりょうspices
  • 辛うじてかろうじてbarely; narrowly; just manage to do something
  • 辛抱しんぼうpatience; endurance
  • 塩辛いしおからいsalty (taste)
  • 辛いつらいpainful; bitter; heart-breaking
  • 辛いづらいdifficult to (do something)