Kanji Detail for 鹵 - "salt, saline soil, plunder, shield"

鹵

Non-Jōyō Kanji

Meaning
鹵 means "salt, saline soil, plunder, shield."
1. Salt - Rock salt; natural salt.
2. Saline soil - Land containing salt.
3. Plunder - To seize; to rob.
4. Shield - A large shield for blocking arrows.
Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:

KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

salt

Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

saline soil; natural salt, rock salt; Kangxi radical 197

CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

alkaline soil; salt; brine; halogen (chemistry); crass; stupid

Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

salt

XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

Salt marshes. Natural salt is called 鹵. Man-made salt is called 鹽. | 鹵莽. Careless and sloppy. | The imperial procession order is called 鹵簿 (salt register). Refers to the military guards' armor and shields being recorded in registers.
Onyomi

ro(ろ)
Kunyomi

shio(しお)

shiochi

tate(たて)
Strokes

11 strokes
Radical

鹵 (ro・shio・shiohen)
Related Keywords
salt rock natural saline soil land containing plunder seize rob shield large blocking arrows