苦塩

Japanese

Kanji in this term
苦	塩
にが Grade: 3	しお Grade: 4
kun'yomi

Alternative spelling
苦鹽 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) にがしお [nìgáshíó] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ɲ̟iɡa̠ɕio̞]

Noun

苦(にが)塩(しお) • (nigashio) ^{←にがしほ (nigasifo)?}

1. 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(にがり) (nigari)