13 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 4th grade
JLPT exam level N2

salt

Kun'yomi
  • salt ②hardship ③cold
On'yomi
  • エン
    salt (e.g. sodium chloride, calcium sulfate, etc.) ②chloride

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

しお 83.9%
エン 16.1%

Character Breakdown

salt
しお エン (4th, N2)
soil, earth, ground
ド つち は (1st, N5)
person(人) variant
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
dish, a helping, plate
さら ベイ (3rd, N2)

Common Words

salt ②hardship ③cold
table salt ②small plate
grilling (fish) with salt ②boiling seawater to get salt
seasoning with salt
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References

Unicode hex code 5869
JIS X 0208 1-17-86
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 1125
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Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1152
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Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 924
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 385
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1470
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3b10.4
Four corner code 4811.7
De Roo Code 1474