What does 塩 mean?
塩 is a Japanese noun meaning “salt” in English. It can also be translated as “hardship, saltiness, cold” depending on context. It is written as 塩 in kanji, しお in hiragana, and shio in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N5 vocabulary.
Example sentence
このスープは塩が少し足りない。
This soup wants a bit of salt.