JLPT N2 · 7 strokes
Kanji 辛: "spicy, bitter, hot"
The kanji 辛 means "spicy, bitter, hot, acrid". It is written with 7 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N2, read シン in on'yomi and から.い, つら.い, づら.い, かのと in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
シン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
から.いつら.いづら.いかのと
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | spicy, bitter, hot, acrid |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 7 |
| JLPT level | N2 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1607 of 2,501 |
Common words with 辛
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 辛いpainful; bitter; heart-breaking; difficult (emotionally) · tough; difficult; hard (usu. of situations)
- 辛いdifficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...
- 辛うじてbarely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
- 辛いspicy; hot · salty
- 辛抱patience; endurance; perseverance
- 辛辣bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe
- 香辛料spice; spices; condiment
- 辛抱強いpatient; persevering
- 辛8th in rank; eighth sign of the Chinese calendar
- 唐辛子capsicum (Capsicum annuum, esp. the cultivated chili peppers); chili pepper (chile, chilli); cayenne; red pepper · shichimi pepper
- 世知辛いtough (world); hard (times); cold · stingy; miserly; mercenary; calculating
- 激辛extremely spicy; fiery hot · extremely harsh (criticism, review, etc.); scathing
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