How do you read 激辛?

激辛 is read げきから (gekikara), with heiban pitch accent (flat).

What JLPT level is 激辛?

It is not on the standard JLPT lists.

How do you write 激辛 in romaji?

激辛 is written gekikara in romaji.

What kanji are in 激辛?

激 (Violent, Get Excited); 辛 (Spicy, Bitter).

激辛げきから

げきから · gekikara

na-adjective

Extremely spicy, fiery hot

extremely harsh (criticism, review, etc.), scathing

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Heiban

flat · what is pitch accent?

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Kanji in this word

激Violent, Get Excited, Enraged 音げき訓はげ.しい JLPT N1 · 16 strokes 辛Spicy, Bitter, Hot 音しん訓から.い・つら.い JLPT N2 · 7 strokes

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Words that share a kanji

刺激しげきstimulus, impetus, incentive 激増げきぞうsudden increase 急激きゅうげきsudden, precipitous, radical 激励げきれいencouragement 感激かんげきdeep emotion, impression, inspiration 激しいはげしいviolent, vehement, intense 辛いつらいpainful, heart-breaking 辛抱しんぼうpatience, endurance

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What does 激辛 mean?

Extremely spicy, fiery hot. It can also mean: extremely harsh (criticism, review, etc.), scathing.

How do you pronounce 激辛?

げきから (gekikara). Pitch accent: heiban — flat. Press Listen above to hear it.

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