JLPT N2 · Noun

食塩 (shokuen)

食塩 (しょくえん, shokuen) is a Japanese noun meaning “table salt”. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: しょくえん
Romaji: shokuen
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N2 (unofficial)

Meaning

table salt · noun

Example sentences

めんどうですが食塩をとっていただけませんか。

May I trouble you for the salt?

Tatoeba #194578

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 食塩

eat, foodショク・ジキ・く.う・く.らう · 9 strokes

saltエン・しお · 13 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 食塩.

食堂しょくどうdining room食べ物たべものfood食べるたべるto eat食事しょくじmeal (e.g. lunch, dinner)食料品しょくりょうひんfoodstuff食卓しょくたくdining table食品しょくひんfood食物しょくもつfood食欲しょくよくappetite (for food)食料しょくりょうfood食糧しょくりょうfood (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat)食うくうto eat昼食ちゅうしょくlunch食器しょっきtableware

Source: JMdict entry 1358410 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.