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On'yomi
シン
SHIN
Kun'yomi
から.い・つら.い・-づら.い・かのと
karai / tsurai / zurai / kanoto

spicy · bitter · hot · acrid

Details

Strokes7
Frequency#1607
Radicalspicy(7)

Stroke Order

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Strokes7

Component Breakdown

=

stand + 十

Cultural Context

Etymology

Shape of punishment tool. Bitter.

Symbolism

Spicy, patience, bitter. Represents bitterness.

Words & Expressions

Four-Character Compounds

千辛万苦

せんしんばんく

many hardships; many hardships

粒々辛苦

りゅうりゅうしんく

toil and moil; working assiduously for; tireless hard work; toil and moil

艱難辛苦

かんなんしんく

trial and tribulation; hardships; privations; trial and tribulation

辛苦艱難

しんくかんなん

trials and tribulations; adversities; suffering hardships and troubles; trials and tribulations

辛酸甘苦

しんさんかんく

hardships and joys; tasting the sweets and bitters of life; being well-versed in the ways of the world (having seen much of life); hardships and joys

Proverbs & Idioms

辛酸を舐める

しんさんをなめる

To taste bitterness

To undergo many hardships

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