Kanji read しお

2 jōyō kanji take the reading しお. Compare how their meanings differ.

• 塩

  しお。 化合物。

  salt

  13 strokes

• 潮

  （しお）海の水、 潮汐、 うしお。 （しお）海面の満ち引き。 （しお）物事をする、やめるのに丁度良いとき。しおどき。

  tide, salt water, opportunity

  15 strokes

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