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苦塩
苦塩
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 苦 | 塩 |
|
にが Grade: 3 |
しお Grade: 4 |
| kun'yomi | |
Noun
苦塩 (hiragana にがしお, romaji nigashio, historical hiragana にがしほ)
- bittern: the liquor remaining after halite (common salt) has been harvested from saline water (brine), used as a coagulating agent in the manufacture of tofu
Synonyms
- 苦汁 (nigari)