No. 4,854 in Japanese
激辛
Extremely spicy.
In a sentence
このカレーは激辛で有名です。
This curry is famous for being extremely spicy.
Here, 激辛 is used as an adjective to describe the spiciness level of the curry.
激辛を挑戦するのは勇気が必要です。
Challenging extremely spicy food requires courage.
In this sentence, 激辛 is used as a noun referring to extremely spicy dishes or flavors.
彼は激辛な味がとても好きです。
He really likes extremely spicy flavors.
激辛 is used as an adjective modifying 味 (flavor) to describe the type of flavor that is liked.
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