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塩

salt
Stroke count: 13

Readings

On readingエン
Kun readingしお
JōyōGrade 4KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. saltRtK

Popular Usage

食塩塩辛い

Radicals and components

Radical土earthComponents

Mnemonic (RtK)

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soil (土) · dirt (土) · ground (土) · reclining · lying down · mouth (口) · dish (皿)

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

Compound words

食塩しょくえん
table salt
塩辛いしおからい
salty (taste); briny
塩化えんか
chloridation; salification; chloride
塩基えんき
base
塩酸えんさん
hydrochloric acid
塩素えんそ
chlorine (Cl)
塩田えんでん
saltpan; field for drying salt
塩分えんぶん
salt; salt content
塩味しおあじ
salty taste; saltiness
岩塩がんえん
halite; rock salt
塩水しおみず
salt water; brine
塩梅あんばい
seasoning; flavour; flavor; taste; condition

Stroke Order

13 strokes

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