- shiokarai salty (taste), briny
Used for foods that taste of salt, like pickles or soup; distinct from 塩っぱい, which is more colloquial and often negative.
この漬物は塩辛い。
Kono tsukemono wa shiokarai.
These pickles are salty.
味噌汁が塩辛い。
Misoshiru ga shiokarai.
The miso soup is salty.
⚖️ Commonly confused with 塩っぱい (shoppai); 塩辛い is standard and neutral, while 塩っぱい is colloquial and often implies too salty.
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