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Jōyō kanji, Taught in grade 4

JLPT level: N2

1148 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 13

Meaning: salt

Kunyomi: しお

Onyomi: エン

Composition: 土 𠂉 口 皿

塩

Radical

Radical: 土

Reading: つちへん

Meaning: earth

Strokes: 3

Reading: つちへん

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Examples

Examples with audio

塩分(えんぶん)   salt, salt content

塩酸(えんさん)   hydrochloric acid

塩素(えんそ)   chlorine

塩害(えんがい)   salt-air damage

食塩(しょくえん)   table salt

塩(しお)   salt

塩味(しおあじ)   salty flavor

塩辛い(しおからい)   salty

塩水(しおみず)   salt water, brine

Onyomi Examples

塩 (エン) salt (e.g. sodium chloride, calcium sulfate, etc.), chloride

塩化 (エンカ) chloridation, salification, chloride

減塩 (ゲンエン) reduction of salt, sodium restriction

岩塩 (ガンエン) halite, rock salt

Kunyomi Examples

塩 (しお) salt, common salt, table salt, sodium chloride, hardship, toil, trouble, saltiness, cold, unwelcoming, indifferent

塩田 (えんでん) saltpan, field for drying salt

岩塩 (がんえん) halite, rock salt

手塩 (てしお) table salt, small plate

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