Vocabulary

What does 食塩 (しょくえん, shokuen) mean?

食塩 (しょくえん, shokuen) means table salt.

Quick facts
Readingしょくえん
Romajishokuen
Part of speechnoun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N2
しょくえん
N2 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonshokuen

table salt

  1. 1noun table salt

Example sentences

  • I add table salt to the dish.

  • Taking too much salt is bad for the body.

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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.

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