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Kanji 辛

7 strokes

Meaning

spicy, bitter, hot, acrid

On'yomi
シン
Kun'yomi
からいつらい-づらいかのと
Strokes
7
JLPT
N2
School grade
Secondary school
Kanken
3級
Frequency
#1607 / 2500

Stroke order

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7

Words with 辛

  • 辛い

    からい

    hot and spicy; salty

    N5
  • 辛い

    つらい

    painful, heart-breaking

    N3
  • 塩辛

    しおから

    salted fish guts (shiokara)

    N2
  • ~辛い

    ~づらい

    hard to do ~

    N2
  • 塩辛い

    しおからい

    salty (taste)

    N2
  • 辛抱

    しんぼう

    patience, endurance

    N1
  • 香辛料

    こうしんりょう

    spices

    N1

Example sentences

  • 辛抱しんぼうしなさい。

    Be patient.

  • トムは辛つらいカレーが好すきだ。

    Tom likes hot curry.

  • 海うみの水みずは塩辛しおからすぎて飲のめない。

    You can not drink the seawater, for it is too salty.

Look-alike kanji

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Other kanji with radical “bitter” 辛

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