辛い (からい)spicy; hot; salty

spicy; hotadjective (keiyoushi)
saltyadjective (keiyoushi)
harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); strictadjective (keiyoushi)
painful; bitter; difficultadjective (keiyoushi)

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Kanji in 辛い

辛Spicy; Bitter; HotRead with its kun'yomi here · JLPT N2

Words that share its kanji

辛口からくちdry taste (e.g. sake, wine)
辛うじてかろうじてbarely; narrowly
唐辛子とうがらしcapsicum (Capsicum annuum, esp. the cultivated chili peppers); chili pepper (chile, chilli)
塩辛しおからshiokara; paste made from salted fermented seafood (squid, fish entrails, etc.)
塩辛いしおからいsalty (taste); briny
甘辛あまからsweetness and saltiness; salted and sweetened taste
辛かのと8th in rank; eighth sign of the Chinese calendar
辛勝しんしょうnarrow victory

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