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salt
Stroke count: 13

Readings

On readingエン
Kun readingしお

Meanings

  1. saltRtK
    このスープ少し足りないThis soup wants a bit of salt.tatoeba
    辛い味付け団子Dango with salty flavoringwiki
  1. common salt
  2. table salt
  3. sodium chloride
  4. hardship

Popular Usage

食塩塩辛い

Radicals and components

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Mnemonic (RtK)

soil () · dirt () · ground () · reclining · lying down · mouth () · dish ()

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1568

Compound words

彼は私にを分けてくれた。
He spared me some salt.tatoeba
彼は私にをくれた。
He gave me the salt.tatoeba
彼は間違ってコーヒーにを入れた。
He put salt into his cup of coffee by mistake.tatoeba
辛い味付けの団子
Dango with salty flavoringwiki
醤油由来の辛い味付けの団子。
It is dango with salty soy-sauce flavoring.wiki

Stroke Order

13 strokes

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