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Kanji Detail for 塩 - "salt"

塩

  • Meaning

    塩 means "salt."

    1. Salt - A white crystalline substance used to season food, consisting of sodium chloride or a mixture of sodium and other chloride salts.

    2. Chlorine - An element found in nature as a gas, and used in bleaching and disinfecting.

    3. Pickling - The process of preserving food by soaking it in a brine solution.

    4. To season - To add flavor to food by adding salt, spices, herbs, or other ingredients.

  • Onyomitip

    an(あん) あん

    en(えん) えん

  • Kunyomitip

    shio(しお) しお

  • Strokestip

    13 strokes

  • Radicaltip

    土 (tsuchi・tsuchihen・dohen)

Sentences including 塩

  • Did you put in any salt?

  • He gave me the salt.

  • How do you feel?

  • Can you pass me the salt , please?

  • Could you please pass me the salt?

  • Would you pass me the salt , please?

  • Would you be kind enough to pass the salt?

  • Pass me the salt , please.

  • Advice is like salt.

  • He put salt into his cup of coffee by mistake.

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