- 塩分 — salt content
- 塩水 — salt water
- 塩味 — salty taste
- 塩焼き — salt-grilled
- 塩辛 — salted seafood
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Historically, salt held both culinary and economic value. The modern character includes the radical 土 (earth/soil); older forms featured components like 皿 (dish) and 鹵 (rock salt), reflecting salt’s tangible, mineral nature.
塩を 少し加えてください。
Please add a little salt.
この魚は 塩焼きにします。
This fish will be grilled with salt.
塩分の摂り過ぎに注意しましょう。
Be careful not to consume too much salt.