塩分

Japanese

Kanji in this term
塩	分
えん Grade: 4	ぶん Grade: 2
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
鹽分 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) えんぶん [éꜜǹbùǹ] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [ẽ̞mbɯ̟̃ɴ]

Noun

塩(えん)分(ぶん) • (enbun) 

1. amount of salt, salt (any acid base compound, or only common salt) content (quantitative (absolute amount or concentration) or qualitative), sodium amount, salinity, saltiness

   太平洋(たいへいよう)の塩分(えんぶん)を測定(そくてい)する

   taiheiyō no enbun o sokutei suru

   measure the (quantitative) salinity of the Pacific Ocean

   海(うみ)の塩分(えんぶん)で痛(いた)い

   umi no enbun de itai

   (qualitative) salt content of the ocean is hurting me

   醤油(しょうゆ)の塩分(えんぶん)は毒(どく)だ

   shōyu no enbun wa doku da

   (qualitative) salt content of soy sauce is unhealthy for you

   醤油(しょうゆ)の塩分(えんぶん)は600gだ

   shōyu no enbun wa 600g da

   (quantitative) amount of salt in that soy sauce is 600 grams

   醤油(しょうゆ)の塩分(えんぶん)は16%だ

   shōyu no enbun wa 16% da

   (quantitative) salt concentration in soy sauce is 16%

   塩分(えんぶん)補給(ほきゅう)

   enbun hokyū

   (quantitative) intake dietary salts to replenish their amount in body

   塩分(えんぶん)濃度(のうど)

   enbun nōdo

   (quantitative) concentration of (qualitative) salt content