塩

塩
ONえん
KUNしお
Meanings
salt

How to remember

Picture a factory (厂) by the earth (土) where salt is made. It looks like a mouth (口) is open to taste the salt, which is then put onto a dish (皿).

Vocabulary

塩しお
salt
食塩しょくえん
table salt
塩味しおあじ
salty taste
塩分えんぶん
salt content
減塩げんえん
salt reduction (diet)

Related kanji

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