Back to glossary
N4N5Kanji
塩
salt
Readings
- On
- エン
- Kun
- しお
Examples
塩（しお）
salt
Note
On-reading (エン) is used in compounds; kun-reading (しお) is used standalone or with okurigana.
Questions that use this word
N4 1 · N1 3From the JLP Quiz question bank — the word in the form it is actually tested in.
- N1N1 漢字
「塩梅」の読み方はどれか。
Answer: あんばい
- N4N4 漢字
「塩」の読み方は？
Answer: しお
Ohlalago Academy
Live N4 classes with a teacher
Looking words up one at a time only gets you so far. Study with a teacher over Zoom, level by level, in a course built for the exam.
See the courseClasses are taught in Burmese.