How to Say ‘Spicy food’ in Japanese
辛い物
karai mono
[kah-rah-ee moh-noh]
💬 Usage Tip: With food, adjective + [物] is a handy pattern for broad categories: [辛い物] "spicy food," [甘い物] "sweet things / sweets." It sounds more natural than listing a specific dish when talking about preferences.
Phrase Breakdown
辛い
karai
[kah-rah-ee]
spicy
Describes food that has heat from spices or chili.
辛い物は苦手なので、辛い料理は避けたいです。
I’m not good with spicy food, so I’d like to avoid spicy dishes.
物
mono
[moh-noh]
thing; food item
Here it helps make the phrase mean spicy foods or spicy things.
辛い物は食べないので、別の料理をお願いします。
I don’t eat spicy food, so please give me a different dish.
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