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辛

spicy
Stroke count: 7

Readings

On readingシン
Kun readingから.い、つら.い、-づら.い、かのと
JLPT level: N2JōyōGrade 8

Meanings

  1. spicyRtK
  2. acrid
  3. bitter
  4. hot
  1. salty
  2. harsh (criticism)
  3. severe (punishment)

Popular Usage

辛い塩辛い辛うじて

Radicals and components

Radical辛bitter
Components
How it's built
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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stand up (立) · vase · ten (十) · needle (丨)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1612

Compound words

辛いからい
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment)
塩辛いしおからい
salty (taste); briny
辛うじてかろうじて
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
辛子からし
mustard
辛苦しんく
hardship; toil; trouble
辛酸しんさん
hardships; privation
辛勝しんしょう
narrow victory
辛抱しんぼう
patience; endurance; perseverance
辛口からくち
dry taste (e.g. sake, wine); a liking for sake; one who likes sake; salty (taste); harsh
香辛料こうしんりょう
spice; spices; condiment
唐辛子とうがらし
capsicum (Capsicum annuum, esp. the cultivated chili peppers); chili pepper (chile, chilli); cayenne; red pepper; shichimi pepper
塩辛しおから
shiokara
辛亥しんがい
Metal Boar (48th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1911, 1971, 2031)
辛卯かのとう
Metal Rabbit (28th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1951, 2011, 2071)
辛丑かのとうし
Metal Ox (38th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1961, 2021, 2081)
辛気しんき
mentality
辛酉かのととり
Metal Rooster (58th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1921, 1981, 2041)
辛棒しんぼう
patience
辛未かのとひつじ
Metal Sheep (8th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1931, 1991, 2051)
辛巳かのとみ
Metal Snake (18th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1941, 2001, 2061)
辛辣しんらつ
bitter (e.g. criticism)
葷辛くんしん
pungent vegetable (e.g. garlic, onion)
塩辛蜻蛉しおからとんぼ
Orthetrum albistylum speciosum (subspecies of white-tailed skimmer)
辛苦艱難しんくかんなん
trials and tribulations

Kun Reading Examples

彼はとても辛い体験をした。からい
He went through a very hard time.tatoeba

Additional Examples

彼は怒っていたけれども、辛抱強く私の言うことを聞いた。
In spite of his anger, he listened to me patiently.tatoeba
彼は怠け者に対して点が辛い。
He is very hard on lazy people.tatoeba
彼は辛抱強くなった。
He has learned to be patient.tatoeba
彼は辛抱強かった。
He was patient.tatoeba
1686年に辛うじて従一位を賜っているのみである。
He was granted only the rank of Juichii (Junior First Rank), with difficulty, in 1686.wiki
この戦いでは辛うじて元 (王朝)の侵攻を阻止出来た。
After fierce fighting, bakufu forces were able to repel these two Yuan (dynasty) invasions.wiki

Stroke Order

7 strokes

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