盛(も)り塩(じお)

もりじお

noun

small cone of salt (for purification or luck)

1. small cone of salt (for purification or luck)

A small heap or cone of salt set out at the entrance of a shop, restaurant or home to purify the place and invite good fortune.

I put a cone of salt at the entrance.

There's a cone of salt at the shop's entrance.

At old-established restaurants, fresh cones of salt are set on both sides of the entrance every morning.

A custom connected with Shinto ideas of purification by salt, often seen at traditional restaurants and bars; it is also said to draw in customers.

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Added 2026.9.30 22:58 · Revised 2026.9.30 23:00

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