also: からい
i-adjective
salty; briny
Describes a strong salty taste, often unpleasantly so. More intense than しょっぱい.
このスープは塩辛すぎる。
This soup is too salty.
塩辛い漬物が好きだ。
I like salty pickles.
Standard kanji spelling; high priority.
Rare kanji form; it is rarely used. Reading からい is restricted to this form.
しょっぱい is a more casual and common word for salty, often used in everyday speech. 塩辛い emphasizes an intense, sometimes unpleasant saltiness.
Compound of 塩 (salt) and 辛い (spicy, salty, harsh). The combination specifically refers to a strong salty taste.