Readings & Meanings:
から(い)
シン
つら(い)
hard, spicy hot (food)
Common Usage:
辛い(からい)
激辛
香辛料
辛い(つらい)
Examples:
辛い食べ物が好きだ。
激辛ラーメンを食べた。
タイから香辛料を輸入する。
辛い出来事を思い出す。
Translations:
I like spicy food.
I ate really spicy ramen.
We import spices from Thailand.
I just remembered a painful incident.
Radical:
辛 is its own radical!
It's a pictograph of a sharp needle, or at least a cutting tool.
References:
http://www.kanjinetworks.com/indices/radindex.html
http://www.thejapanesepage.com/node/kanji/7.htm
Thursday, May 8, 2008
辛 - SPICY and Sharp, Brings Tears to the Eyes
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