辣
pungent; spicy; harsh; cruel; severe
14 strokes. Jōyō kanji, taught in secondary school.
Readings
Components
- 辛
- 束
- ｜ radical vertical stroke
- 十 radical ten
- 口 radical mouth
- 木 radical tree
- 立 radical stand
- 辛 radical bitter; spicy
Words using 辣
- 辛辣 (しんらつ) bitter (e.g. criticism)
- 悪辣 (あくらつ) crafty
- 辣腕 (らつわん) shrewdness
- 山辣韮 (やまらっきょう) Japanese onion (Allium thunbergii)
- 麻辣湯 (マーラータン) malatang (Sichuan-style spicy street food)
- 酸辣湯 (サンラータン) hot and sour soup
- 辣白菜 (ラーパーツァイ) hot-and-sour cabbage
- 辣子鶏 (ラーズージー) laziji
- 麻辣 (マーラー) mala (spicy and numbing seasoning)
10 words in all.