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塩 — 13 strokes ／ Radical「土」

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7Elementary year 4 ／ 13 strokes ／ Radical「土」
On
エンえん · en
Kun
しおshio
Meaning
salt

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

Combines 'earth/soil' (土) with a part meaning salt; refers to the salt that forms when seawater dries.

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onエンえんen塩分えんぶん塩酸えんさん食塩しょくえん
Kunしおshio塩しお塩辛いしおからい

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 塩水しおみず

    salt water

  • 食塩しょくえん

    table salt

More words with this kanji

  • 塩漬けしおづけ
  • 驥服塩車きふくえんしゃ
  • 塩しお

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

料理(りょうり)に塩(しお)を少(すこ)し入(い)れます。

I add a little salt to the dish.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

塩水食塩塩水water食to eat城castle埼cape土earth圦sluice…圧pressu…媛beauti…円circle茆a wate…宛addres…炎flame
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Compound

Map of radical 土Map of reading エンAll maps

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