食塩

食塩

Japanese

Kanji in this term
食	塩
しょく Grade: 2	えん Grade: 4
on’yomi

Pronunciation

• On’yomi: Kan’on
  • IPA^(key): [ɕo̞kɯ̟ᵝẽ̞ɴ]

Noun

食塩 (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 食鹽, hiragana しょくえん, rōmaji shokuen)

1. table salt

   食塩 (しょくえん)を摂 (と)り過 (す)ぎると血圧 (けつあつ)を上 (あ)げる

   shokuen o torisugiru to ketsuatsu o ageru

   excess intake of salt raises blood pressure