Word Meaning 辛く

つらく tsuraku

辛く is read as つらく (tsuraku) and means harshly.

Meaning

English

  1. harshly
  2. bitterly
  3. cruelly
  4. badly

Reading

Kana

つらく

Romaji

tsuraku

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 8 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Rank 146168 Priority W

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

辛い

つらい

cruel

辛子

からし

mustard

辛口

からくち

dry taste (e.g. sake, wine)

辛い

からい

salty

辛抱

しんぼう

patience

しん

8th in rank

辛勝

しんしょう

narrow victory

辛苦

しんく

hardship

辛うじて

かろうじて

barely

辛抱強い

しんぼうづよい

patient

辛子明太子

からしめんたいこ

salted cod roe flavored with red pepper

辛酸

しんさん

hardships

Example Sentences

10

No, it's not spicy.

I want to eat something that's not spicy.

I don't mind if it's hot.

Sometimes, life is difficult and painful.

I want to eat some Korean food that isn't hot and spicy.

Make it as spicy as you can.

It's not all that spicy, so it's easy to eat.

Taiwanese food is milder than Indian food.

The dip burned my tongue.

Taiwanese food isn't as hot as Indian food.