辛い · i-adjective
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 辛い | 辛くない |
| Polite | 辛いです | 辛くないですalso 辛くありません |
| Past polite | 辛かったです | 辛くなかったですalso 辛くありませんでした |
| Past | 辛かった | 辛くなかった |
| Te-form | 辛くて | 辛くなくて |
| Adverbial | 辛く | |
| Conditional | 辛ければ | 辛くなければ |
| Tara conditional | 辛かったら | 辛くなかったら |
Describes food with a hot, pungent taste from chili peppers, wasabi, mustard, etc. Not used for temperature-related heat.
This curry is very spicy.
The wasabi was so hot it made my eyes water.
Used for food that is overly salty, often in a negative sense. Less common than しょっぱい in everyday speech.
This soup is a bit salty. I might have added too much salt.
Describes criticism, punishment, or judgment that is harsh or strict. Often used with words like 評価, 批判, 罰.
I received a harsh evaluation from my boss.
His criticism is always severe.
Rare reading からい for the meaning usually read つらい. Appears in some contexts, but つらい is the standard modern reading for this sense. Cross-referenced with 辛い (つらい).
See also: つらい
This job is tough, but it's rewarding.
I added chili peppers to make the curry spicier.
The boss always treats new employees harshly.
This sauce is too spicy for me to eat.
mustard
tough; hard; cold · stingy; miserly; calculating
sweet and salty; sweet-salty flavor
salty; briny
barely; narrowly; with difficulty
salty-sweet; sweet and salty
salty miso; high-salt miso · spicy miso
somewhat spicy; kind of salty; on the dry side · strict; harsh
drinker; person who prefers alcohol over sweets · person who likes spicy food
counter for spiciness
medium-spicy; medium-hot
very spicy; extra hot
slightly spicy; mildly hot
tasty and spicy
salt; strong saltiness · salt water; seawater
spicy food · daikon (archaic court-lady term)
barely; narrowly; with difficulty
acrid; pungent; irritating
spicy; piquant; with a kick