辛い
からい
i-adjective
spicy, salty
Conjugation
| Affirmative | Negative | |
|---|---|---|
| Present | 辛い | 辛くない |
| Past | 辛かった | 辛くなかった |
| て form | 辛くて | 辛くなくて |
| Adverbial | 辛く | — |
| Conditional ば | 辛ければ | 辛くなければ |
| Conditional たら | 辛かったら | 辛くなかったら |
1.
spicy, hot (taste)
Describes food that is spicy or hot (chili-hot, not temperature-hot).
2.
salty
Can also mean salty, though しょっぱい (shoppai) is more common for 'salty' in eastern Japan.
辛い is an i-adjective with two main meanings: spicy and salty.
Usage
1. Spicy/hot (most common): 辛い料理 (spicy food)
2. Salty (regional): More common in western Japan; eastern Japan prefers しょっぱい. 塩辛い is the standard word that can only mean salty.
Watch out
辛い means "painful, hard, difficult" - same kanji but different reading and meaning entirely.
Common expressions
Related Words
Antonym:
甘い (sweet)
Related:
辛い (same kanji, read つらい (painful))
Related:
しょっぱい (salty)