Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high
Stroke count: 14
Meaning: pungent, spicy, harsh, cruel, severe
Kunyomi: から.い
Onyomi: ラツ
Composition: 辛 束
Radical: 辛
Meaning: bitter
辣腕 (ラツワン) shrewdness, sharpness, astuteness, acumen, tact
悪辣 (アクラツ) crafty, vicious, unscrupulous, sharp