盛もり塩じお

noun

small pile of salt placed at an entrance for good luck

A traditional Japanese custom where a small cone or pile of salt is placed near the entrance of a shop or restaurant to ward off evil and attract prosperity. Often seen at the sides of doorways.

• 店みせの入いり口ぐちに盛もり塩じおをする。

  I put a small pile of salt at the entrance of the shop.

• 盛もり塩じおは商しょう売ばい繁はん盛じょうの縁えん起ぎ物ものだ。

  A pile of salt is a lucky charm for business prosperity.