辛 : Spicy

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Components:

立十

spicy, bitter, hot, acrid, spicy (radical 160)

On 'yomi:

シン(shin)

Kun 'yomi:

から.い(kara.i) つら.い(tsura.i) -づら.い(zura.i) かのと(kanoto)

Strokes:	7
Radical:	辛 (160)
Usage Rating:	1607

JLPT:	N2
old JLPT:	2
Grade:	8

Unicode:	08f9b
jis208:	31-41

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辛 Usage examples

獅子唐辛子(ししとうがらし)	small sweet green pepper
辛い味(からいあじ)	pungent taste
辛口の酒(からくちのさけ)	dry sake
辛亥(しんがい)	48th of the sexagenary cycle
辛い目に会う(つらいめにあう) 辛い目にあう(つらいめにあう) 辛い目に合う(つらいめにあう) 辛い目に遭う(つらいめにあう)	to have a hard time of it
点が辛い(てんがからい)	severe in marking
読み辛い(よみづらい)	hard to read
塩辛声(しおからごえ)	hoarse voice
辛子色(カラシいろ)	mustard (color)
辛子油(からしゆ)	mustard oil
甘辛(あまから)	sweetness and saltiness, salted and sweetened taste
言い辛い(いいづらい) 言辛い(いいづらい)	difficult to speak about
分かり辛い(わかりづらい)	difficult to understand
え辛っぽい(いがらっぽい) い辛っぽい(いがらっぽい)	acrid, pungent, irritating
甘辛両党(あまからりょうとう) 甘辛両刀(あまからりょうとう)	taste for both wines and sweets, having a liking for both alcoholic beverages and sweet things
辛苦艱難(しんくかんなん)	trials and tribulations, adversities, suffering hardships and troubles
辛酸甘苦(しんさんかんく)	hardships and joys, tasting the sweets and bitters of life, (having seen much of life) being well-versed in the ways of the world
匂辛夷(タムシバ)	willow-leafed magnolia (Magnolia salicifolia), anise magnolia
激辛(げきから)	very strict evaluation
七味唐辛子(しちみとうがらし)	blend of seven spices (cayenne, sesame, Japanese pepper, citrus peel, etc.)
一味唐辛子(いちみとうがらし)	cayenne pepper powder
練り辛子(ねりがらし) 練り辛し(ねりがらし) 煉り辛子(ねりがらし)	mustard paste, English mustard
辛い(ずらい)	difficult to (do something)