noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
dry; not sweet
Most common with alcoholic drinks such as sake and wine; means dry or low in sweetness, not necessarily spicy.
私は辛口の日本酒が好きです。
I like dry sake.
この白ワインはすっきりした辛口だ。
This white wine is a crisp dry wine.
noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
liking for sake; sake lover
Rare and old-fashioned as a noun for a fondness for sake or a person who likes sake; modern Japanese usually says 酒好き for this idea.
古い用法では、「辛口」が酒好きの人を指すことがある。
In an older usage, 辛口 can refer to a person who likes sake.
noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
salty; strongly salted
Taste use meaning salty or strongly seasoned with salt. This is context-dependent and is separate from the dry-sake sense.
昔ながらの辛口の塩鮭をご飯と食べた。
I ate traditionally salty salted salmon with rice.
noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
harsh; scathing; sharp-tongued
Figurative use for comments, criticism, reviewers, and evaluators that are severe, unsparing, or sharply worded.
彼女は映画に辛口の批評を書いた。
She wrote a harsh review of the film.
上司から辛口のコメントをもらった。
I received some blunt comments from my boss.