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

潮

  • 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.

  • Words using 潮

    • 風潮 ふうちょう Listen tide; current; tendency
    • 潮流 ちょうりゅう Listen tide; tidal current; tendency
    • 紅潮 こうちょう Listen flush; blush
    • 黒潮 くろしお Listen Kuroshio Current; Japan Current

  • Tattoo check: 潮

    • Verified meaning: tide, current, opportunity
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read うしお, しお, しおい, しおさき)

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 潮

    Given names 潮(うしお)Listen 潮(しお)Listen 潮(しおい)Listen 潮(しほ)Listen 潮(ちょう)Listen

    Surnames 潮(しおさき)Listen 潮(しおざき)Listen 潮(しおり)Listen 潮(しょう)Listen

  • 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).

  • Onyomi

    tip

    choh(チョウ) チョウ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    shio(しお) しお

    ushio(うしお) うしお

  • Strokes

    tip

    15 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    水 氵 氺 (mizu・sanzui・shitamizu)

  • Related Keywords

    tide current opportunity flow moisture salt water bay coastal ebb marine ocean ripple sea stream surf surge swell trend

Sentences including 潮

  • There is a time for everything.

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