しお

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of しお – see the following entries.

【入】1 [counter] (archaic) counter for soakings (of fabric in a dye)

【塩】4 [noun] salt [noun] saltiness [noun] (by extension, colloquial) hardship, toil, trouble [noun] (colloquial) a hoarse voice [noun] (colloquial) Short for 塩屋 (shioya): a salter

【潮】6 [noun] a (morning) tide [noun] seawater [noun] a (usually favorable) chance or opportunity [noun] charm, attractiveness [noun] (historical) in the Edo period, name of a courtesan rank in the Shinmachi district of Osaka, next to the 鹿恋 (kakoi). [proper noun] a surname [proper noun] a female given name Alternative spelling 汐

(This term, しお (shio), is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.) For a list of all kanji read as しお, see Category:Japanese kanji read as しお.)