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辛: bitter

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辛 xīn

noun | radical 160
: bitter; (of taste) hot or pungent
: hard; laborious; suffering
: eighth in order; eighth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干; letter “H” or roman “VIII” in list “A, B, C”, or “I, II, III” etc; octa

Kun Reading

辛 | かのと kanoto

noun
: 8th in rank; eighth sign of the Chinese calendar

辛い | からい karai

adjective
: spicy; hot
: salty;
: tough (on someone); adverse; harsh

辛い | つらい tsurai

adjective
: painful; bitter; heart-breaking

辛み | からみ karami

noun
: salty (hot, sharp) taste

辛め | からめ karame

adjective
: hottish; salty; somewhat hot; kind of salty; on the dry side
: strict; harsh

On Reading

辛 | しん shin

noun
: 8th in rank; eighth sign of the Chinese calendar

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