Word details
しょっぱい
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word しょっぱい.
Dictionary
Entry
1
salty
Examples
このスープは、しょっぱ過ぎて飲めないよ。
This soup is too salty to eat.
2
calculating; stingy
3
scowling; grimacing; frowning
4
hoarse
5
Colloquial; Orig. sumo term meaning "weak"
inferior; poor; boring; dull
Character notes
Kanji in this Word
塩
salt
13 strokesFrequency 1,148JLPT N2Grade 4
On
エン
Kun
しお
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