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่พ›
JLPT N2 7 strokes Frequency: #1607

Meanings

Spicy, Bitter, Hot, Acrid

Radicals

่พ›

Decomposition

โฟฑ็ซ‹ๅ

Etymology

Pictographic: A hot iron used to brand prisoners and slaves

Writing Practice

Stroke 0 / 7

Stroke Order

1 vertical right-to-left
2 horizontal bottom-right-to-top-left
3 dot bottom-right-to-top-left
4 diagonal right-to-left
5 horizontal bottom-to-top
6 horizontal bottom-to-top
7 vertical bottom-right-to-top-left
On'yomi (Chinese reading)
ใ‚ทใƒณ shin
Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)
ใ‹ใฎใจ kanoto
ใคใ‚‰ tsura
ใ‹ใ‚‰ kara

Words Using This Kanji

69 words total
Other (20 words)
ไบ”่พ› ใ”ใ—ใ‚“

five pungent roots (in Buddhism or Taoism)

่พ›ไธ‘ ใ‹ใฎใจใ†ใ—

Metal Ox (38th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1961, 2021, 2081)

่พ›ๅฏ ใ‹ใฎใจใ†

Metal Rabbit (28th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1951, 2011, 2071)

่พ›ๆœช ใ‹ใฎใจใฒใคใ˜

Metal Sheep (8th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1931, 1991, 2051)

่พ›ๅทณ ใ‹ใฎใจใฟ

Metal Snake (18th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1941, 2001, 2061)

่พ›ไบฅ้ฉๅ‘ฝ ใ—ใ‚“ใŒใ„ใ‹ใใ‚ใ„

Xinhai Revolution (of China; 1911)

ๅฐ่พ› ใ“ใŒใ‚‰

slightly spicy

ๅคง่พ› ใŠใŠใ‹ใ‚‰

very spicy

ไธญ่พ› ใกใ‚…ใ†ใ‹ใ‚‰

medium-spicy

็ดฐ่พ› ใ•ใ„ใ—ใ‚“

Siebold's wild ginger (esp. its dried root or rhizome, used as an antitussive and analgesic in traditional Chinese medicine)

่–„่‘‰็ดฐ่พ› ใ‚ฆใ‚นใƒใ‚ตใ‚คใ‚ทใƒณ

Siebold's wild ginger (Asarum sieboldii)

่พ›ใ• ใคใ‚‰ใ•

pain

่พ›ใฟ ใคใ‚‰ใฟ

pent-up resentment

ใƒ”ใƒช่พ› ใƒ”ใƒชใ‹ใ‚‰

spicy

ใˆ่พ›ใ„ ใˆใŒใ‚‰ใ„

acrid

่พ›ใ ใคใ‚‰ใ

harshly

ใ‚„ใ‚„่พ›ๅฃ ใ‚„ใ‚„ใ‹ใ‚‰ใใก

semi-dry

่พ›็‰ฉ ใ‹ใ‚‰ใ‚‚ใฎ

spicy food

ไบบๆˆ‘ใซ่พ›ใ‘ใ‚Œใฐๆˆ‘ใพใŸไบบใซ่พ›ใ— ใฒใจใ‚ใ‚Œใซใคใ‚‰ใ‘ใ‚Œใฐใ‚ใ‚ŒใพใŸใฒใจใซใคใ‚‰ใ—

be mean to me and I'll be mean in return

ไบบๆˆ‘ใซ่พ›ใ‘ใ‚Œใฐๆˆ‘ใพใŸไบบใซ่พ›ใ— ใฒใจใ‚ใ‚Œใซใคใ‚‰ใ‘ใ‚Œใฐใ‚ใ‚ŒใพใŸใฒใจใซใคใ‚‰ใ—

be mean to me and I'll be mean in return