塩辛い
しおからい
i-adjective
salty
Conjugation
| Affirmative | Negative | |
|---|---|---|
| Present | 塩辛い | 塩辛くない |
| Past | 塩辛かった | 塩辛くなかった |
| て form | 塩辛くて | 塩辛くなくて |
| Adverbial | 塩辛く | — |
| Conditional ば | 塩辛ければ | 塩辛くなければ |
| Conditional たら | 塩辛かったら | 塩辛くなかったら |
1.
salty, briny
Having a strong salt taste; containing or tasting of salt.
塩辛い describes a strong salty taste, from 塩 (salt) + 辛い (pungent/sharp). It emphasizes the sharpness of the salt flavor.
FORMS:
- Adverbial: 塩辛く
- Noun form: 塩辛さ (saltiness)
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 塩辛い: salty (slightly formal, standard Japanese)
- しょっぱい: salty (casual/colloquial, very common in everyday speech)
- 塩味: salt flavor, salty taste
Both 塩辛い and しょっぱい mean salty, but しょっぱい is more commonly used in casual conversation. 塩辛い sounds slightly more formal or literary.
TASTE VOCABULARY:
- 甘い: sweet
- 辛い: spicy, hot
- 酸っぱい: sour
- 苦い: bitter
- うまい / 美味しい: delicious
RELATED WORD:
塩辛 (without the い) is a noun meaning salted fish guts — a traditional fermented seafood product.
Related Words
Synonym:
しょっぱい (casual/colloquial)