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Breakdown of shio
salt
塩
After soiling your gun, you put your mouth against the dish to taste some salt.
Usages of shio
母 は スウプ の 味 を 見て もう 少し 塩 を 入れた。haha wa suupu no aji o mite mou sukoshi shio o ireta.
My mother tasted the soup and added a little more salt.
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塩 を 渡して ください。shio o watashite kudasai.
Please pass the salt.
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