Japanese Word of the Day

塩
しお - shio

salt

Definitions

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塩

1. n. salt

塩の結晶 - salt crystal

2. n. saltiness

3. n. (by extension colloquial) hardship, toil, trouble

4. n. (colloquial) a hoarse voice

5. affix. salt

6. affix. to salt; salting

7. affix. (chemistry) salt

8. n. (chemistry) a salt (substance mostly made in neutralization, such as sodium chloride)

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