塩 漬(しおづ)け

しおづけ

noun

salting; salt-preserved; (fig.) unused assets

1. salting; salt-preserved; pickled in salt

Food preserved by coating or soaking in salt, or the process of salt preservation.

Preserve the fish by salting it.

A dish using salt-preserved vegetables.

In the old days, people got through winter by salting meat.

2. unused assets; money left idle

Figuratively, assets or investments that are left sitting without being used or sold, often when their value has declined.

株(かぶ)を塩漬(しおづ)けにしている。

I'm holding onto stocks that have lost value.

Real estate that's sitting idle.

It's better to invest your assets rather than leaving them idle.

塩漬(しおづ)け has both culinary and financial meanings.

SENSE 2 - FINANCE (figurative):

The financial sense comes from the idea of preserving something indefinitely without using it.

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Added 2026.1.30 23:52 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01

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