noun
salty broth; brine-based soup
Refers to a broth or soup liquid that is salty, often from salt or seafood. Not a common everyday word; more likely encountered in culinary or traditional contexts.
この料理には、魚からとった塩汁を使う。
This dish uses a salty broth made from fish.
noun
General term for salty water, such as seawater or a salt solution. Less common than 塩水 (しおみず) in everyday speech.
野菜を塩汁に漬けて保存する。
Preserve vegetables by soaking them in salt water.
Compound of 塩 (salt) and 汁 (juice/broth). The reading しおじる is a straightforward combination of the kun'yomi readings of the two kanji.