01
塩味
しおあじ
salty taste
Meanings
- salt
Readings
Onyomi
- エン
Kunyomi
- しお
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Useful words
02
塩分
えんぶん
salt content
03
塩辛い
しおからい
salty
04
食塩
しょくえん
table salt
05
塩焼き
しおやき
grilled with salt
06
岩塩
がんえん
rock salt
Compare Kanji
01海Meaning86%sea, oceanSea water is the classic source of salt, making 海 a strong real-world anchor.02味Meaning80%flavor, tasteSalt is a taste clue, so 味 connects the kanji to food and flavor rather than just minerals.03皿Component74%dish, a helpingThe dish-like bottom helps separate 塩 from other earth-side kanji.04土Component76%soil, earthThe earth side points to salt as a mineral substance, not only something used in cooking.05料Meaning68%fee, materialsCooking ingredients give 塩 a practical food context, especially when thinking of seasoning.06砂Meaning60%sandBoth can be imagined as grains, but 砂 stays earthy while 塩 moves into taste and mineral use.