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辛い

つらい

i-adjectiveusually kana

Meanings

1painful
2heart-breaking
3bitter
4tough
5difficult
6hard (usu. of situations)
7cruel
8harsh

Example sentence

このカレーはとても辛いです。

このカレーはとてもからいです。

This curry is very spicy.

Your sentences

Kanji in this word

辛Spicy, Bitter, Hot7 strokes

More words with 辛

辛口からくち · dry taste (e.g. sake, wine)辛いからい · hot and spicyN5 ～辛い～づらい · hard to do ~N2 辛子からし · mustard 香辛料こうしんりょう · spicesN1

Full entry on Jisho

辛抱

しんぼう · patience

N1

辛うじてかろうじて · barely

唐辛子とうがらし · chili pepper (chile, chilli)

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