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    3. 塩っぱい

    塩っぱい

    塩しょっ​ぱ​い​

    salty

    NTAdjectiveFood & DiningKanji Vocab20 strokes

    しょっぱい

    Adjective

    1.
    salty
    word usually written using kana alone
    2.
    calculating, stingy
    word usually written using kana alone
    3.
    scowling, grimacing, frowning
    word usually written using kana alone
    4.
    hoarse
    word usually written using kana alone
    5.
    inferior, poor, boring, dull
    colloquialword usually written using kana alone

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    Characters that make up this word

    塩
    しお…(1)
    salt
    Kanji
    っ
    small tsu
    Kana
    ぱ
    pa
    Kana
    い
    i
    Kana
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