# 辣 — pungent

辣 means “pungent”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 14 strokes. On'yomi: ラツ (ratsu). It has no common kun'yomi.

- Meaning: pungent
- On'yomi: ラツ (ratsu)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 14
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Food & cooking 4

## How to remember 辣

Parts: 辛 spicy · 束 bundle

## Don't confuse it with

[辞](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/resign/) · [壁](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/wall/) · [避](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/avoid/)

## More in the “Food & cooking 4” set

[蜜](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/honey/) · [酌](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/pour-sake/) · [麺](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/noodles/) · [芋](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/potato/) · [煎](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/roast/) · [酎](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/shochu-spirit/) · [辣](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/pungent/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/pungent/. Last updated 2026-11-01.