This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: シン、から.い、つら.い、-づら.い、かのと
Romaji: shin, kara.i, tsura.i, -zura.i, kanoto
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

spicy, bitter, hot, acrid

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  7
Radical Number:  160
Frequency:  1607
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  2-2-5
Korean Reading:  sin
Chinese Reading:  xin1
Unicode:  8f9b
JIS:  3F49

Indexes

Halpern Index: 2038
Nelson Index: 4646
New Nelson Index: 5996
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 5b2.2
Four Corner Index: 0040.1
Guide to Remembering Index: 1432
Gakken Index: 1628
Japanese Names Index: 493
Daikanwanjiten Index: 38630
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 10.1072
Remembering the kanji Index: 1496
Kanji Flashcards Index: 944
Kodansha Compact Index: 1784
Kanji in Context Index: 344
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1287
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 1755
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1510
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1612
Essential Kanji Index: 1312
Kodansha Kanji Index: 2531
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 455
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 1144

Words

(かのと、しん)
8th in rank; eighth sign of the Chinese calendar
辛い (つらい)
painful; bitter; heart-breaking
香辛料 (こうしんりょう)
spices; condiment
唐辛子 (とうがらし、とんがらし、ばんしょう、トウガラシ)
capsicum (Capsicum annuum, esp. the cultivated chili peppers); chili pepper (chile, chilli); cayenne; red pepper; shichimi pepper
辛辣 (しんらつ)
bitter; sharp; acrimonious
辛い (からい)
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); strict; painful; bitter; difficult; tough
辛い (づらい、ずらい)
difficult to (do something)
辛うじて (かろうじて)
barely; narrowly; just manage to do something
辛口 (からくち)
dry taste (e.g. sake, wine); a liking for sake; one who likes sake; salty (taste); harsh; scathing
辛くも (からくも)
barely; narrowly; with difficulty
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