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Noun
1. salt; common salt; table salt; sodium chloride
  • この
  • スープ
  • しお
  • すこ少し
  • 足りない
This soup wants a bit of salt.
Noun
2. hardship; toil; trouble
Noun
3. saltinessFood, cooking
Noun, used as a prefix
4. cold; unwelcoming; indifferentColloquial
Wikipedia definition
5. SaltSalt, also known as table salt, or rock salt, is a crystalline mineral that is composed primarily of sodium chloride, a chemical compound belonging to the larger class of ionic salts. It is essential for animal life in small quantities, but is harmful to animals and plants in excess. Salt is one of the oldest, most ubiquitous food seasonings and salting is an important method of food preservation. The taste of salt (saltiness) is one of the basic human tastes.
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