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辛

Kanji 辛: meaning "spicy, painful", readings, stroke order

The kanji 辛 means "spicy, painful". On'yomi: シン; kun'yomi: からい. JLPT N4 kanji, with example words.

Readings

Meaning
spicy, painful
On'yomi
シン
Kun'yomi
からい
Strokes
7
Level
JLPT N4
Official status
Jōyō (common-use kanji)

Words with 辛

  • 辛い からい — Spicy
  • ～辛い ～づらい — hard to do ~
  • 塩辛 しおから — salty (taste)
  • 塩辛い しおからい — salty (taste)
  • 香辛料 こうしんりょう — spices
  • 辛抱 しんぼう — patience, endurance

Stroke order · 7 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7

Strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

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