しお

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Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of しお – see the following entries.
1
(archaic) counter for soakings (of fabric in a dye)
4
salt
saltiness
(by extension, colloquial) hardship, toil, trouble
(colloquial) a hoarse voice
(colloquial) Short for 塩屋 (shioya): a salter
6
a (morning) tide
seawater
a (usually favorable) chance or opportunity
charm, attractiveness
(historical) in the Edo period, name of a courtesan rank in the Shinmachi district of Osaka, next to the 鹿恋 (kakoi).
a surname
a female given name
Alternative spelling
(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.)