noun

  1. salt, common salt, table salt, sodium chloride.
  2. hardship, toil, trouble.
  3. Food term.saltiness.

noun used as a prefix

Colloquialism.
  1. cold, unwelcoming, indifferent.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
しお

Contained Kanji Breakdown

salt
しお エン (4th, N2)
soil, earth, ground
ド つち は (1st, N5)
person(人) variant
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
dish, a helping, plate
さら ベイ (3rd, N2)