# 塩 — Salt

Frequency rank 547 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Mid-frequency: not on every page, but regular in books and magazines.

More common than 監 (Oversee), less common than 評 (Evaluate).

- On’yomi: えん
- Kun’yomi: しお
- Radical: 土 Earth (Kangxi 32)
- Frequency path: Level V of XX

On a plate at the bottom, dirt and a gun frame a mouth — imagine a dirty gun firing salt crystals onto a plate while a mouth gasps at the taste.

In words:

- 塩 しお — salt
- 塩辛い しおからい — salty (taste)
- 食塩 しょくえん — table salt

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