辛からい

i-adjective

spicy; hot

Describes food with a hot, pungent taste from chili peppers, wasabi, mustard, etc. Not used for temperature-related heat.

• このカレーはとても辛からい。

  This curry is very spicy.

• わさびが辛からくて涙なみだが出でた。

  The wasabi was so hot it made my eyes water.

i-adjective

salty

Used for food that is overly salty, often in a negative sense. Less common than しょっぱい in everyday speech.

• このスープは少すこし辛からい。塩しおを入いれすぎたかもしれない。

  This soup is a bit salty. I might have added too much salt.

i-adjective

harsh; severe; strict

Describes criticism, punishment, or judgment that is harsh or strict. Often used with words like 評価, 批判, 罰.

• 上じょう司しから辛からい評ひょう価かを受うけた。

  I received a harsh evaluation from my boss.

• 彼かれの批ひ判はんはいつも辛からい。

  His criticism is always severe.

i-adjective

painful; bitter; tough

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

• この仕し事ごとは辛からいが、やりがいがある。

  This job is tough, but it's rewarding.