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Kanji Detail for 潮 - "tide, current, opportunity"

  • Meaning

    潮 means "tide, current, opportunity."

    1. Tide - The rise and fall of sea water.

    2. Current - A flow of water; a stream.

    3. Opportunity - A suitable time; a chance.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    tide; salt water; opportunity

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    tide; moist, wet, damp; flow

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    tide; damp; moist; humid; fashionable; trendy; (coll.) inferior; substandard

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    tide, current; damp, moist, wet

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    The name for the regular rise and fall of sea water. Caused by the gravitational pull of the sun and moon, with the moon being closer to Earth having greater effect. On the side facing the moon, sea water is pulled up, rising above sea level. On the opposite side, the Earth is pulled back, moving away from sea level, both creating high tide. Meanwhile, the two directions at ninety degrees have the lowest tides as water is drawn elsewhere. The Earth rotates once per day, so tides rise and fall twice daily. Also, at new and full moon, the gravitational forces of sun and moon combine, making tides highest. At first and last quarter, the two forces oppose, making tides smallest. | Colloquially, dampness is called 潮. | Things occurring at regular times are called 潮. As when a patient develops fever every afternoon, it is called 潮熱 (tidal fever).
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