(しおい)

しおいれ
noun
salt container; salt cellar; saltshaker
tool
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)()って
Pass the saltshaker.
テーブル塩入(しおい)胡椒入(こしょうい)()
I put the salt and pepper shakers on the table.
塩入(しおい)(から)になったで、(しお)補充(ほじゅう)した
The salt container was empty, so I refilled it.

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

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