Kanji

辛

辛

spicy, bitter, hot, acrid

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

7 strokes

Radical

辛部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

シン

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

からい, つらい, -づらい, かのと

Nanori (Name Reading)

かのと, からし

Common Readings

シン, から…い

Example sentences

辛い つらい
一人で抱え込むのは辛いから、誰かに相談したほうがいいよ。

It's hard to keep everything to yourself, so you should talk to someone.

生きていく いきていく
どんなに辛いことがあっても、前を向いて生きていく。

No matter how hard things get, I will look forward and keep on living.

辛うじて かろうじて
辛うじて最終電車に間に合った。

I barely caught the last train.

辛抱 しんぼう
成功するためには、苦しい時の辛抱が必要だ。

To succeed, patience during tough times is necessary.

辛辣 しんらつ
彼の批評は非常に辛辣だった。

His criticism was extremely sharp.

香辛料 こうしんりょう
この料理には様々な香辛料が使われています。

Various spices are used in this dish.

唐辛子 とうがらし
この料理は唐辛子がたくさん入っていて、とても辛い。

This dish has a lot of chili peppers in it and is very spicy.

激辛 げきから
この激辛ラーメンを完食したら、無料券がもらえるらしい。

I heard that if you finish this extremely spicy ramen, you get a free coupon.

Example Vocabulary

辛い

つらい

painful; hard; heart-breaking

辛い

つらい

painful; hard; heart-breaking

辛うじて

かろうじて

barely; narrowly; with difficulty

辛抱

しんぼう

patience; endurance; perseverance

辛辣

しんらつ

sharp; biting; harsh; pungent

辛い

つらい

painful; hard; heart-breaking

香辛料

こうしんりょう

spice; spices

辛抱強い

しんぼうづよい

唐辛子

とうがらし

chili pepper; red pepper

激辛

げきから

extremely spicy; super hot; harsh (criticism)

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