しん
Meanings
Noun
1. 8th in rank; eighth sign of the Chinese calendar
Kanji used
spicy
Pitch accent
Used in vocabulary (16 in total)
spice; spices; condiment
hardships; privation
hardship; toil; trouble
hot taste; sharp taste; pungent taste; salty taste
mentality; mood; sentiment; fretfulness; tedium; irritation
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
narrow victory
patience; endurance
hardships; toil; trouble
Metal Snake (18th year of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1941, 2001, 2061)
five pungent roots (in Buddhism or Taoism)
Metal Rabbit (28th year of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1951, 2011, 2071)
Siebold's wild ginger (esp. its dried root or rhizome, used as an antitussive and analgesic in traditional Chinese medicine)
pungent vegetable (e.g. garlic, onion, etc)
pungent vegetable (e.g. garlic, onion, etc)