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塩

Kanji 塩: meaning "salt", readings, stroke order

The kanji 塩 means "salt". On'yomi: エン; kun'yomi: しお. JLPT N3 kanji, with example words.

Readings

Meaning
salt
On'yomi
エン
Kun'yomi
しお
Strokes
13
Level
JLPT N3
Official status
Jōyō (common-use kanji)
Old form
鹽 旧字体: the form used before 1946, still seen in names and older texts.

Words with 塩

  • 塩 しお — Salt
  • 塩辛 しおから — salty (taste)
  • 塩辛い しおからい — salty (taste)
  • 食塩 しょくえん — table salt

Stroke order · 13 strokes

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  5. 5
  6. 6
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Strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

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