How to say “salt” in Japanese | 塩 (しお、shio)

The Japanese vocabulary「塩 (しお、shio)」means “salt.” Please learn the pronunciation and the example sentences.

Japanese Vocabulary and the Meaning

Key Word	塩
Hiragana	しお
Romaji Reading	shio
English Meaning	salt

The Correct Japanese Pronunciations

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The Example Japanese Sentences

It is important to have skills in both non-honorific and honorific languages in order to use Japanese correctly.

Japanese Sentence	塩しおで味あじ付つけした。
Romaji Reading	Shio de ajitsuke shita.
English Meaning	I seasoned it with salt. (Plain Form)

Japanese Sentence	塩で味付けしました。
Romaji Reading	Shio de ajitsuke shimashita.
English Meaning	I seasoned it with salt. (Polite Form)

Japanese Sentence	山やま田ださんは、天てんぷらを塩しおで食たべる。
Romaji Reading	Yamada-san wa, tenpura o shio de taberu.
English Meaning	Yamada-san eats tempura with salt. (Plain Form)

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「天ぷら」is a Japanese food that consists of seafood or vegetables that have been coated in a batter and deep fried.

Japanese Sentence	山やま田ださんは、天てんぷらを塩しおで食たべます。
Romaji Reading	Yamada-san wa, tenpura o shio de tabemasu.
English Meaning	Yamada-san eats tempura with salt. (Polite Form)

Japanese Sentence	天てんつゆと塩しお、どっちが好すき?
Romaji Reading	Tentsuyu to shio, dotchi ga suki?
English Meaning	Which do you prefer, tempura sauce or salt? (Spoken and Non-Honorific Language)

「天つゆ」is a soy-based dipping sauce for tempura.

Japanese Sentence	天つゆと塩ではどちらが好きですか。
Romaji Reading	Tentsuyu to shio dotchi ga sukidesu ka.
English Meaning	Which do you prefer, tempura sauce or salt? (Polite Form)

Japanese Sentence	明日あした、塩作しおづくり体験たいけんに参さん加かする予よ定ていだ。
Romaji Reading	Ashita, shio-zukuri taiken ni sanka suru yotei da.
English Meaning	I plan to participate in the salt making event tomorrow. (Plain Form)

Japanese Sentence	明日、塩作り体験に参加する予定です。
Romaji Reading	Ashita, shio-zukuri taiken ni sanka suru yotei desu.
English Meaning	I plan to participate in the salt making event tomorrow. (Polite Form)

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