noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', noun
lightly salted; low-salt
Describes food that is seasoned with a small amount of salt, often used for health-conscious or delicate flavoring. Common in product labels and recipes.
These potato chips are lightly salted.
うす塩のクラッカーを買った。
I bought low-salt crackers.
Standard kanji spelling; 薄 means 'thin/light' and 塩 means 'salt'.
Mixed kanji-kana spelling, sometimes seen in product names or casual writing.
Compound of 薄 (usu, 'thin, light') + 塩 (shio, 'salt'). The reading うすじお is a standard rendaku form of しお. The alternate reading うすしお is also used.