塩

See also: 𥂁

Translingual

Traditional	鹽
Shinjitai	塩
Simplified	盐

Etymology

Japanese shinjitai simplified from 鹽 (臣 → 土 and 鹵 → 口).

Han character

塩 (Kangxi radical 32, 土+10, 13 strokes, cangjie input 土人口廿 (GORT), composition ⿰土𬐚)

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: not present, would follow page 236, character 34
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 5382
• Dae Jaweon: page 474, character 27
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): not present, would follow volume 1, page 472, character 11
• Unihan data for U+5869

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Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 塩 – see 鹽 (“salt; salty substance, especially table salt; salt; etc.”). (This character is a variant form of 鹽).

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Japanese

Shinjitai	塩
Kyūjitai	鹽

Kanji

塩

(grade 4 “Kyōiku” kanji, shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai form 鹽)

Readings

• Go-on: えん (en, Jōyō)^{←えん (en, historical)←えむ (emu, ancient)}
• Kan-on: えん (en, Jōyō)^{←えん (en, historical)←えむ (emu, ancient)}
• Kun: しお (shio, 塩, Jōyō)^{←しほ (sifo, 塩, historical)}

Compounds

Compounds

• 塩安(えんあん) (en'an): ammonium chloride
• 塩酸(えんさん) (ensan): hydrochloric acid
• 胡麻(ごま)塩(しお) (gomashio): sesame and salt

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
塩
しお Grade: 4
kun'yomi

Alternative spelling
鹽 (kyūjitai)

/siho/: [ɕipo] > [ɕiɸo] > [ɕiwo] > [ɕio].

Noun

1. salt

   塩(しお)の結晶(けっしょう)

   shio no kesshō

   salt crystal

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
塩
えん Grade: 4
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
鹽 (kyūjitai)

From Middle Chinese 鹽 (MC yem, “salt”) and 鹽 (MC yemH, “to salt; salting”).

For the “chlorine” sense, see 塩素 (enso).

Affix

1. salt
2. to salt; salting
3. (chemistry) chlorine
4. (chemistry) salt

Noun

1. (chemistry) salt (substance that is mostly made in neutralization, such as sodium chloride)