Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high

Stroke count: 14

Meaning: pungent, spicy, harsh, cruel, severe

Kunyomi: から.い

Onyomi: ラツ

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Meaning: bitter

Examples

Onyomi Examples

ラツワン shrewdness, sharpness, astuteness, acumen, tact

アクラツ crafty, vicious, unscrupulous, sharp