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KanjiN2Secondary school · 中学7 strokesRadical 辛

辛 · spicy, bitter

辛 is a kanji meaning spicy, bitter, hot, acrid. It has 7 strokes and is on the JLPT N2 list.

On'yomi · from Chinese

  • シンshin

Kun'yomi · Japanese

  • からいkarai
  • つらいtsurai
  • -づらい-zurai
  • かのとkanoto

Practise the N2 kanji

In 第13巻 JLPT N2, a chapter at a time, with their words. Chapter 1 is free.

Words that use 辛 · 5 in our JLPT lists

Words that use 辛
WordReadingMeaningLevel
辛いからいhot and spicy; saltyN5
辛いつらいpainful, heart-breakingN3
塩辛いしおからいsalty (taste)N2
香辛料こうしんりょうspicesN1
辛抱しんぼうpatience, enduranceN1

Readings and meanings: KANJIDIC2 · Words: JMdict · © EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel and contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0) · JLPT levels: Jonathan Waller, tanos.co.uk (CC BY), unofficial · All sources · This page's kanji and word data is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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