Vocab Info

N5 Noun, Noun, used as a prefix

(しお)salt (i.e. sodium chloride), common salt, table salt

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Noun

      1.

      salt, common salt, table salt, sodium chloride

    2. Noun

      2.

      hardship, toil, trouble

    3. Noun

      3.

      saltiness

      Food, cooking
    4. Noun, used as a prefix

      4.

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    塩 【しお】

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    Examples

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      (しお)はしょっぱい。

      Salt is salty!

      • N5

      (わたし)(しお)大好(だいす)です。

      I love salt.

      • N5

      この煎餅(せんべい)には沢山(たくさん)(しお)がかかっている。

      This rice cracker is covered with a lot of salt.

      • N5

      ()(しお)()()ぎて、パスタがしょっぱくなった。

      I added too much salt to the hot water that the pasta became too salty.

      • N5

      この(しお)沖縄(おきなわ)土産(みやげ)としてもらいました。

      I received this salt as a souvenir from Okinawa.

      • N4
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