JLPT N2 · 13 strokes
Kanji 塩: "salt"
The kanji 塩 means "salt". It is written with 13 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N2, read エン in on'yomi and しお in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
エン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
しお
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | salt |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 13 |
| JLPT level | N2 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 4 |
| Frequency rank | 1148 of 2,501 |
Common words with 塩
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 塩salt; common salt; table salt; sodium chloride · hardship; toil; trouble
- 塩っぱいsalty · calculating; stingy
- 塩梅seasoning; flavour; flavor; taste · condition; state; situation
- 塩味salty taste; saltiness
- 塩分salt; salt content; amount of salt; salinity
- 塩漬けpickling in salt; food preserved in salt · holding on to (shares, land, etc.) for an extended period until its value increases; leaving unsold; leaving unused; mothballing
- 塩気saltiness
- 塩焼きgrilling (fish) with salt; broiling with salt · boiling seawater to get salt
- 塩辛いsalty (taste); briny
- 塩水salt water; brine
- 岩塩halite; rock salt
- 塩加減seasoning with salt; amount of salt
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