辛 is the Japanese kanji for spicy, bitter, hot, acrid. It is written with 7 strokes and appears at JLPT level N3–N2. Its kun reading is から.い、つら.い、-づら.い and its on reading is シン.
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Words with 辛
- 辛8th in rank, eighth sign of the Chinese calendar
- 辛いspicy, hot
- 辛うじてbarely, narrowly, only just
- 辛いpainful, bitter, heart-breaking
- 辛口dry taste (e.g. sake, wine)
- 辛抱patience, endurance, perseverance
Practice 辛 with brush strokes, spaced repetition and quizzes in the app.