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鹹 means 'salty'
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カン
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Note that からい written with 鹹 only means salty, whereas when written with 辛 (spicy) it can mean spicy or salty.
See also
辛 spicy
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鹹 is not used in the most common form of any of the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese.
Across all words in Japanese, 鹹 is used 8 times, read 2 ways.
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Most common form: 塩辛い
salty (taste); briny
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An additional 辛 less common words include 鹹 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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