きよ
 
じお

noun

  1. purifying salt (thrown in the sumo ring before a bout, after funerals, etc.).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
きよ
 
じお
清め塩 きよめじお

Contained Kanji Breakdown

pure, purify, cleanse
セイ きよ.い し (4th, N2)
water, water radical (no. 85)
さんずい
blue, green
あお セイ お (1st, N4)
life (生) variant
month, moon
つき ゲツ ガツ (1st, N5)
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)