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Meaning of (しお) in Japanese

JLPT 5
Kana Reading
しお, えん
Romaji
shio, en
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    salt (i.e. sodium chloride); common salt; table salt
    Example sentence
    取って下さい。」「はいどうぞ。」 Pass me the salt, please. "Here you are."
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    salt (e.g. sodium chloride, calcium sulfate, etc.)
    Example sentence
    脱水症状にはひと舐め For dehydration, take a lick of salt.

Examples of 塩, しお, えん in a sentence



Kanji in this word

JLPT 2

13 strokes

salt

On'Yomi: エン

Kun'Yomi: しお

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