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辛

Level IX of XX on the frequency path

Frequency rank 1174 / 2,608

Spicy

On’yomi
しん
Kun’yomi
から
Radical
辛 Bitter (Kangxi 160)

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

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

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 spicyN5
辛抱 しんぼう patience;enduranceN1
辛うじて かろうじて barely;narrowly;just manage to do stN1

辛 is rank 1174 of 2,608 in published Japanese.

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