塩入(しおい)れ

しおいれ
noun
salt container; salt cellar; saltshaker
1. salt container; salt cellar; saltshaker
A small vessel for holding salt at the table or in the kitchen, whether a shaker with holes or an open cellar.
塩入(しおい)れを取(と)って。
Pass the saltshaker.
テーブルに塩入(しおい)れと胡椒入(こしょうい)れを置(お)く。
I put the salt and pepper shakers on the table.
塩入(しおい)れが空(から)になったので、塩(しお)を補充(ほじゅう)した。
The salt container was empty, so I refilled it.

Formed from 塩(しお) (salt) + 入(い)れ, the noun form of 入(い)れる (to put in) used as a suffix meaning "container for."

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  • 胡椒入(こしょうい)れ: pepper shaker
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