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辛い (からい) — hot and spicy | JLPT N5 · Nihongo Circle

辛い

からい

N5

i-adjective

Meanings

1hot and spicy
2salty
3spicy
4hot
5harsh (criticism)
6severe (punishment)
7strict
8painful

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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