辛 – spicy, bitter, hot

7 strokesJōyō (secondary school)#1607 in newspaper frequencyN5 vocabulary

The kanji 辛 means spicy, bitter, hot, acrid. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is シン (shin); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is から.い、つら.い、-づら.い、かのと (karai, tsurai, zurai, kanoto). It is written with 7 strokes, under radical 辛 (no. 160).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
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

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 辛 (Kangxi radical 160). Components: 十・立.

Words using 辛

辛いからいspicy辛いつらいpainful塩辛いしおからいsalty (taste)辛いづらいdifficult to ... (physically or emotionally)塩辛しおからshiokara辛抱しんぼうpatience香辛料こうしんりょうspice

Example sentences

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.

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彼女は多くの辛い思いを経験してきた。

She has gone through many difficulties.

Tatoeba #88070

このカツオの塩辛は塩辛すぎる。

These salted bonito guts are too salty for me.

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Kanji with the same radical

辞辟

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