食塩|しょくえんshokuen[2]nakadaka (mid-high)

1. nountable salt
   めんどうですが食塩しょくえんをとっていただけませんか。↗

   May I trouble you for the salt?

• Synonym塩しおNeutralThe everyday word for salt, the most common in daily use; broader than 「食塩」 in range, it can also mean a salty taste.
• Synonym食卓塩しょくたくえんNeutralRefined salt for use at the table; it emphasizes seasoning food at meals, whereas 「食塩」 is edible salt in general.
• Related塩しおNeutralThe everyday word for salt, the most common in daily use; broader than 「食塩」 in range, it can also mean a salty taste.
• Related塩化ナトリウムえんかナトリウムWrittenChemical name for sodium chloride; a scientific term typical of written/formal prose, while 「食塩」 stresses its use as food.

Use 「食塩」 for edible salt, as in 「食塩水」. In everyday speech say 「塩」. Use 「塩化ナトリウム」 for the chemical substance and 「食卓塩」 for salt at the table.

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1. 塩化えんかナトリウムを主成分しゅせいぶんとする食用しょくようの塩しお。