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Readings

Kana: エン、しお
Romaji: en, shio
Kana
Romaji

Meaning

salt

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  13
Radical Number:  32
Frequency:  1148
Grade:  4
Skip Pattern:  1-3-10
Korean Reading:  yeom
Chinese Reading:  yan2
Unicode:  5869
JIS:  3176

Indexes

Halpern Index: 631
Nelson Index: 1125
New Nelson Index: 1075
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3b10.4
Four Corner Index: 4811.7
Guide to Remembering Index: 428
Gakken Index: 1058
Japanese Names Index: 1846
Daikanwanjiten Index: 5382
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 3.0237
Remembering the kanji Index: 1458
Kanji Flashcards Index: 439
Kodansha Compact Index: 385
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 451
Kanji in Context Index: 924
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 456
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 578
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1470
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1568
Essential Kanji Index: 730
Kodansha Kanji Index: 774
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 1474
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 354
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 603

Words

(しお、えん)
salt (i.e. sodium chloride); common salt; table salt; salt (e.g. sodium chloride, calcium sulfate, etc.); hardship; toil; trouble; saltiness
塩基 (えんき)
base
塩素 (えんそ)
chlorine (Cl)
塩酸 (えんさん)
hydrochloric acid
塩水 (しおみず、えんすい)
salt water; brine
塩化 (えんか)
chloride
塩田 (えんでん)
saltpan; field for drying salt
塩尻 (しおじり)
cone-shaped
塩分 (えんぶん)
salt; salt content
食塩 (しょくえん)
table salt
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