Memory phrase for the Kanji: 塩

塩

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Meaning salt

Pronunciation

EN
shio

Explanation

Left: earth/soil 土, right: horizontal person , mouth 口, plate 皿

Mnemonic
 
It comes from the ground and the lying person takes it into the mouth. On the plate is: salt.

Radicals

土 earthground, soil
person who lies(Further radicals with „person“ are: sitting 匕, sitting cross-legged 夂, kneeling ⺈, skilled 才, bending マ,卩, slumped 㔾 or husband 夫)
皿 bowl
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 Vocabulary

 塩  しお  salt
 塩辛い  しおからい  salty (taste)
 塩っぱい  しょっぱい  salty, stingy, scowling
 食塩  しょくえん  table salt

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