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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
JōyōGrade 8
  1. hot
  2. salty
  3. harsh (criticism)
  4. severe (punishment)

Popular Usage

辛い塩辛い辛うじて

Radicals and components

Radical辛bitterComponents

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)
辛いつらい
painful; bitter; heart-breaking; difficult (emotionally); tough
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

Stroke Order

7 strokes

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