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辛: spicy

spicy; painful; hard
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からい・つらい・づらい・かのと

辛い(からい) "spicy", 辛い(つらい) "painful"; 辛口(からくち) "dry; harsh", 辛うじて(かろうじて) "barely". しん in 辛抱(しんぼう) "patience", 香辛料(こうしんりょう) "spices".

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Key words

辛いからいspicy; hot
辛いつらいpainful; hard to bear
辛抱しんぼうpatience; endurance
辛口からくちdry; spicy; harsh
香辛料こうしんりょうspices

Example sentences

This curry was so spicy that I drank several glasses of water.

The days when I couldn't see my friends were very hard.

If you hold out a little longer, something good will surely come.

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