# 塩 — salt

塩 means “salt”. It is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 13 strokes. On'yomi: エン (en). Kun'yomi: しお (shio). You'll see it in words such as 塩 (shio, “salt; common salt”).

- Meaning: salt
- On'yomi: エン (en)
- Kun'yomi: しお (shio)
- Strokes: 13
- Level: JLPT N2 · set Food & cooking 1

## How to remember 塩

Parts: 土 earth · 𠂉 hat · 口 mouth; box · 皿 plate

## Words with 塩

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 塩 | しお (shio) | salt; common salt |

## More in the “Food & cooking 1” set

[塩](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/salt/) · [杯](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/cup/) · [甘](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/sweet/) · [卵](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/egg/) · [喫](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/consume/) · [粉](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/flour/) · [脂](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/fat/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/salt/. Last updated 2026-11-01.