塩
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 塩
1
Common noun
salt; common salt; table salt; sodium chloride
Examples
このスープは塩が少し足りない。
This soup wants a bit of salt.
2
Common noun
hardship; toil; trouble
3
Common noun; Food, cooking
saltiness
4
Colloquial; Noun, used as a prefix
cold; unwelcoming; indifferent
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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