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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