“Pungent” or “Hot (taste)” in Japanese kanji, and the Stroke Order and Meanings of Kanji “辛”
Japanese Jouyou-kanji “辛” means “Severe”, “Hardship” or “Mustard” etc.
Jouyou Kanji “辛”
Jouyou Kanji “辛” Stroke Order
| Stroke # | 7 Strokes |
|---|---|
| On-Yomi | しん(shin) |
| Kun-Yomi | から(い)(kara(i)) |
| つら(い)(tsura(i)) | |
| かのと(kanoto) | |
| Meanings | Hot (taste), Pungent, Salty |
| Severe, Harsh | |
| Mustard | |
| Barely, Narrowly, At last |
Kanji words which contain Kanji “辛”, and their meanings
| Words | Meanings |
|---|---|
| 辛党(からとう-ka ra to u) | Drinker, Person who fond of alcohol |
| 辛味(からみ-ka ra mi) | Sharp taste, Pungent taste, Pungent flavor, Hot-taste |
| 辛艱(しんかん-shi n ka n) | Painfulness, Bitterness, Difficulty, Agony, Torment |
| 辛気 or 心気(しんき-shi n ki) | ① Mentality, Mood, Sentiment, Feelings, ② Fretfulness, Tedium, Irritation |
| 辛気臭い(しんきくさい-shi n ki ku sa i) | Tedious, Irritating, Annoying, Boring |
| 辛苦(しんく-shi n ku) | Hardship, Travail, Toil |
| 辛酸(しんさん-shi n sa n) | Hardship, Privation, Suffering, Hurt |
| 辛勝(しんしょう-shi n sho u) | Narrow victory |
| 辛抱(しんぼう-shi n bo u) | Patience, Endurance, Perseverance, Forbearance |
| 辛辣(しんらつ-shi n ra tsu) | Severe, Harsh, Incisive, Caustic, Biting, Acerbic, Sharp |
| 辛労(しんろう-shi n ro u) | Hardships, Toil, Privations, Trials |
| 艱辛(かんしん-ka n shi n) | Painfulness, Bitterness, Difficulty, Agony, Torment, Efforts and hardships to overcome difficulties |
| 苦辛(くしん-shi n ku) | Suffering terribly, Excruciation, Agony |
| 酸辛(さんしん-shi n sa n) | Hard and painful, Sad and painful |
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