Japanese symbol for “frowning”
塩っぱい
しょっぱい
Romaji: shoppai
salty
In Japanese, frowning is 塩っぱい, read しょっぱい (shoppai).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- adj-i salty
- adj-i calculating; stingy
- adj-i scowling; grimacing; frowning
- adj-i hoarse
- adj-i inferior; poor; boring; dull
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 塩分 | えんぶん enbun | salt; salt content; amount of salt |
| 塩水 | しおみず shiomizu | salt water; brine |
| 塩素 | えんそ enso | chlorine (Cl) |
| 塩味 | しおあじ shioaji | salty taste; saltiness |
| 塩化 | えんか enka | chloridation; salification |
| 塩酸 | えんさん ensan | hydrochloric acid |
See also: Chinese symbol for “frowning”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.