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JLPT N46画 · 6 strokesradical

spicy, painful, hardship

On'yomi (音読み)

  • シン
  • ケン

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

  • から.い
  • つら.い

Meanings across languages

English
spicy, painful, hardship
Tiếng Việt
cay, đau, khó khăn
日本語
辛い, つらい

Common compounds

  • 辛いからいspicy, hot (taste)
  • 辛さからさspiciness
  • 辛抱しんぼうpatience, endurance
  • 辛い生活つらいせいかつpainful life, hard life

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