辛口|からくちkarakuchi[0]heiban (flat)

Common
Definitions
  1. no-adjectivedry taste (e.g. sake, wine)
    辛口からくちがほしいのですが。↗
    I want something dry.
  2. no-adjectivea liking for sake; one who likes sake
  3. no-adjectivesalty (taste)
  4. no-adjectiveharsh; scathing
Synonyms & antonyms
  • Antonym甘口あまくちNeutralAntonym of 辛口 in its taste sense: sake or wine that tastes sweet rather than dry; use it for the sweet option. Register is neutral.

Choose 辛口 for a dry taste in sake or wine, or for a liking of sake (or such a person); pick 甘口 for the sweet alternative — the two are opposites on the same scale.

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Japanese definitions
  1. 口当くちあたりが辛つらいこと。
  2. 辛つらい飲食物いんしょくぶつが好すきなこと。また、そのような人ひと。
  3. (評価ひょうかなどが)辛辣しんらつなこと。
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