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辣 means 'bitter'

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Strokes : 14    Frequency: 2729   JLPT: N1    Usefulness: 5    Study set: 5-48    Grade: 8   Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 5 words   Used in 12 words   Not used as a component
Jōyō (常用)
Common readings
On
   ラツ
Additional readings
Kun    からい pungent, spicy, harsh, cruel, severe
Notes
A Joy o' Kanji essay is available for 辣 - click the badge to download
Find out how 辣 lights food on fire, especially in Chinese dishes. Learn about a spice that both wakes up the tongue and puts it to sleep. See how 辣 as “severe” appears in sentences that mean “His sharp words seemed to hurt her” and “He is a villain,” as well as the manga title “The Bitter Gourmet.” See why a book title about a Japanese army officer alludes to Dostoevsky.
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Components
⿰  辛 spicy  束 bundle  
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Most useful words by reading
In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 辣 is used 2 times, read 1 way.
Across all words in Japanese, 辣 is used 3 times, read 1 way.
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shrewdness; tact
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An additional 5 less common words include 辣 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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辣
ラツ    bitter   
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束
ソク   たば bundle   たばねる to tie in a bundle   
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口
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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木
モク   ボク   き    こ- tree   
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大
ダイ   タイ   おおきい big   おおいに very much   おお-    
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一
イチ   イツ   ひとつ    ひと- one   
人
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
丨
stick   
辛
シン   からい spicy   
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立
リツ   リュウ   たつ to stand   たてる to build   
十
ジュウ   ジッ   と    とお ten   
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