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辛い (つらい) — painful | JLPT N3 · Nihongo Circle

辛い

つらい

N3

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

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