辛 = 十 + 立

辛 is a Japanese kanji written with 7 strokes, listed here under the keyword “spicy”. It is built from 十 (ten) and 立 (stand up). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1612. It appears as a component in 5 other characters in this index.

Keyword: spicy
RTK frame: 1612
Strokes: 7
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading): シン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading): から.い, つら.い, -づら.い, かのと
Script: Japanese kanji
Also known as: острый
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi: 辛 bitter

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

Characters that contain 辛

How to find 辛 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “ten” + “stand up”. 辛 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 辛 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.