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Kanji: 塩

KANJI
塩
13 strokes
READINGS
KUN 訓
しお
 ON 音 
エン
STROKE ORDER
Slow Fast
Look up a kanji:  
JLPT Level:
JLPT N2 (upper intermediate level)
Kanken Level:
Kanken Level 7 (completion of 4th grade)
Grade:
Taught during the 4th grade in Japan
Radical:
土
Radical name:
つち
Meaning:
Salt
Usage:
Appears regularly in Japanese newspapers, but about 1100 kanji are used more often.
JLPT Level Word Meaning
N5
塩(しお)
Salt
N2
塩辛(しおから)い
salty (taste)
N2
食塩(しょくえん)
table salt
N1
塩(えん)
salt
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