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辛
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
Radical辛spicy(7)
Stroke Order
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Strokes7
Component Breakdown
辛=
立十
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