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辛

N2

Stroke Order

Meanings

  • spicy
  • bitter
  • hot
  • acrid

On'yomi (音読み)

  • シン

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

  • から.い
  • つら.い
  • -づら.い
  • かのと
Strokes
7
JLPT Level
N2
Frequency
#1616
School Grade
Secondary
Radical
辛#160 · bitter

Components

Common Words

  • 辛かのとNoun
    8th in rank, eighth sign of the Chinese calendar
  • 辛口からくちNoun
    dry taste (e.g. sake, wine)
  • 辛うじてかろうじてAdverb
    barely, narrowly, only just
  • 辛いからいi-adjective
    spicy, hot
  • 辛子からしNoun
    mustard
  • 辛抱しんぼうNoun
    patience, endurance, perseverance
  • 唐辛子とうがらしNoun
    capsicum (Capsicum annuum, esp. the cultivated chili peppers), chili pepper (chile, chilli), cayenne
  • 塩辛いしおからいi-adjective
    salty (taste), briny

Practice in Kanjiru

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