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塩
Meaning:

In Japanese,塩 means “salt”.
How to read it:

Kunyomi:しお
Onyomi:えん
How to write it:

Origin:

It’s hard to remember this kanji by its origin. But you can use 温(which means “warm”) to remember this kanji.
You know that the salt will dissolve in water.
So you need to change the three points(which means “water”) of 温 to 土(soil). And use a cover to protect it.
So 塩 means “salt”.

Development:

Vocabulary:
Level | Word | Reading | Meaning | Type |
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Basic | 塩 | しお | salt | Noun |
Adv | 塩分 | えんぶん | salt | Noun |
H_Adv | 塩水 | しおみず | brine | Noun |
S_Adv | 塩辛 | しおから | briny taste | Noun |
S_Adv | 塩漬け | しおづけ | salted | Noun & Verb |
S_Adv | 食塩 | しょくえん | salt | Noun |
S_Adv | 塩焼き | しおやき | grilled with salt | Noun |
S_Adv | 塩梅 | あんばい | salt plum | Noun |
S_Adv | 塩素 | えんそ | chlorine | Noun |
S_Adv | 塩酸 | えんさん | acidum | Noun |
S_Adv | 塩味 | しおあじ | salty | Noun |
S_Adv | 塩化 | えんか | chloridation | Noun & Verb |
Others | 塩辛い | しおからい | salty | i-Adj |
Others | 製塩 | せいえん | salt making | Noun & Verb |
Others | 塩害 | えんがい | salt damage | Noun |
Others | 岩塩 | がんえん | rock salt | Noun |
Others | 塩揉み | しおもみ | salt scrubs | Noun |
Others | 塩鮭 | しおざけ | salted salmon | Noun |
Others | 無塩 | むえん | unsalted | Noun |
Others | 甘塩 | あまじお | lightly-salted | Noun |
Others | 銀塩 | ぎんえん | silver-halide | Noun |
Others | 減塩 | げんえん | low salt | Noun & Verb |
Others | 粗塩 | あらしお | crude salt | Noun |
Others | 塩田 | えんでん | saltpan | Noun |
Others | 塩入れ | しおいれ | saltbox | Noun |
Others | 塩さんま | しおさんま | salted saury | Noun |
Others | 塩づくり | しおづくり | salt making | Noun |
Others | 脱塩 | だつえん | desalination | Noun & Verb |
Others | 塩入り | しおいり | with salt | Noun |
Others | 塩干し | しおぼし | dried salt | Noun |
Others | 塩土 | えんど | salt soil | Noun |