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What does 塩 (しお, shio) mean?

塩 (しお, shio) means salt.

Quick facts
Readingしお
Romajishio
Part of speechnoun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N5
しお
N5 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonshio

salt

  1. 1noun salt; common salt; table salt
  2. 2noun hardship; toil; trouble
  3. 3noun saltiness
  4. 4noun prefix cold; unwelcoming; indifferent

Example sentences

  • A little salt, please.

  • I put salt in the dish.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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