No. 1,102 in Japanese
辛い
"辛い" means "spicy" or "painful/distressing," depending on context.
In a sentence
この料理はとても辛いです。
This dish is very spicy.
In this sentence, '辛い' is used to describe the spiciness of food.
悲しい出来事で、とても辛い気持ちになった。
I felt very painful emotions due to the sad event.
Here, '辛い' expresses emotional pain or hardship experienced during a sad incident.
締切が近すぎて、本当に作業が辛い。
The deadline is too close, and the work is really tough.
In this context, '辛い' indicates the difficulty or strain involved in completing work under pressure.
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