しょっぱい
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word しょっぱい
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
Kanji in this Word
塩
13 strokes
Frequency: 1148
JLPT N2
Grade 4
Meanings
salt
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
エン
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
しお
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