Kanji Detail for 鹼 - "salinity, lye"

鹼

Non-Jōyō Kanji

Meaning
鹼 means "salinity, lye."
1. Salinity - Salt content in the ground.
2. Lye - The liquid obtained by dissolving ash in water.
Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:

KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

alkaline; alkali; lye; salt

Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

alkaline, alkali, lye, salt

CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

(chemistry) base; alkali; soda

Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

alkaline, alkali, lye, salt

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

A substance contained in soil. Slippery in nature and salty in taste. Can be used to wash clothes and remove stains. In terms of soil properties, it is called 鹵. When extracted and used, it is called 鹼 (alkali). When solidified like stone, it is called 石鹼 (soda). The commonly used foreign soap today contains alkali as a raw material. Hence Japanese also call it 石鹼.
Onyomi

kan(かん)

ken(けん)

sen(せん)
Kunyomi

a.ku(あく)
Strokes

24 strokes
Radical

鹵 (ro・shio・shiohen)
Related Keywords
salinity salt content ground lye liquid obtained dissolving ash water