辛い (karai)
辛い (からい, karai) is a Japanese い-adjective meaning “spicy; hot”. It appears in JLPT N5 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.
- Reading
- からい
- Romaji
- karai
- Word class
- い-adjective
- Level
- JLPT N5 (unofficial)
Meaning
- spicy; hot · い-adjective
- salty · い-adjective
- harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); strict · い-adjective
- painful; bitter; difficult; tough · い-adjective
Example sentences
Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.
Conjugation of 辛い
い-adjective. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Present | 辛い | からい karai |
| Negative | 辛くない | からくない karakunai |
| Past | 辛かった | からかった karakatta |
| Negative past | 辛くなかった | からくなかった karakunakatta |
| Te-form | 辛くて | からくて karakute |
| Adverb (~ku) | 辛く | からく karaku |
| Conditional (~ba) | 辛ければ | からければ karakereba |
Kanji in 辛い
Related words
Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 辛い.
Source: JMdict entry 1365850 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.