辣 — kanji meaning “pungent”
辣
pungent, spicy, harsh, cruel, severe
- Meanings
- pungent, spicy, harsh, cruel, severe
- On'yomi
- ラツ (ratsu)
- Kun'yomi
- から.い
- Strokes
- 14
- School grade
- 8
- Classical radical
- 160
- Chinese reading
- là — Chinese character page
Words with 辣
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 辛辣 | しんらつ shinratsu | bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting |
| 悪辣 | あくらつ akuratsu | crafty; vicious; unscrupulous |
| 辣腕 | らつわん ratsuwan | shrewdness; sharpness; astuteness |
| 山辣韮 | やまらっきょう yamarakkyou | Japanese onion (Allium thunbergii) |
| 辣韮 | らっきょう rakkyou | Chinese onion (Allium chinense); Chinese scallion; Kiangsi scallion |
| 辣白菜 | ラーパーツァイ raapaatsai | hot-and-sour cabbage |
| 酸辣湯 | サンラータン sanraatan | hot and sour soup |
| 辣子鶏 | ラーズージー raazuujii | laziji; spicy Sichuan chicken dish |
| 麻辣 | マーラー maaraa | mala (spicy and numbing seasoning) |
| 酸辣粉 | サンラーフン sanraafun | hot and sour noodles (Szechuan dish) |
| 麻辣湯 | マーラータン maaraatan | malatang (Sichuan-style spicy street food) |
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