# 辛 — Spicy

Frequency rank 1174 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Rarer in this ranking, but still part of the 2,608-character published set.

More common than 緑 (Green), less common than 侵 (Invade).

- On’yomi: しん
- Kun’yomi: から
- Radical: 辛 Bitter (Kangxi 160)
- Frequency path: Level IX of XX

The character for spicy (辛) looks like a needle standing tall with a cross on top — imagine biting into a chili so sharp it stabs your tongue like a needle.

In words:

- 辛い からい — spicy
- 辛抱 しんぼう — patience;endurance
- 辛うじて かろうじて — barely;narrowly;just manage to do st

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