Kanji

潮

潮

tide, salt water, opportunity

Kanji

Grade

Grade 6

Strokes

15 strokes

Radical

水部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

チョウ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

しお, うしお

Nanori (Name Reading)

うしお, しお

Common Readings

チョウ, しお

Example sentences

潮 しお
潮が満ちてきて、砂浜が狭くなった。

The tide came in, and the beach became narrower.

鯨 くじら
ホエールウォッチングで、巨大な鯨が潮を吹く様子を見た。

During whale watching, I saw a huge whale spouting water.

紅潮 こうちょう
彼女は恥ずかしさのあまり、ほおを紅潮させた。

She blushed deep red out of embarrassment.

潮時 しおどき
彼は、現役を引退する潮時だと判断した。

He decided it was the right time to retire from active service.

見計らう みはからう
潮時を見計らって、彼は会社を辞めることにした。

Choosing the right moment, he decided to leave the company.

最高潮 さいこうちょう
祭りの熱気は、花火が上がった瞬間に最高潮に達した。

The excitement of the festival reached its peak the moment the fireworks went up.

高揚 こうよう
勝利への期待から、スタジアムの熱気は最高潮に高揚した。

The excitement in the stadium reached its peak due to the expectation of victory.

風潮 ふうちょう
最近は、若者の間で早寝早起きを良しとする風潮がある。

Recently, there is a trend among young people to consider early to bed and early to rise as good.

澆漓 ぎょうり
現代社会の澆漓な風潮を嘆くだけでは、何も解決しない。

Just lamenting the trend of moral decay in modern society won't solve anything.

潮騒 しおさい
夜、海岸を歩くと、潮騒の音が心地よかった。

Walking along the coast at night, the sound of the waves was pleasant.

Example Vocabulary

潮

しお

tide; seawater; opportunity

紅潮

こうちょう

blush; flush; crimsoning

潮時

しおどき

the right time; favorable opportunity; turning point

最高潮

さいこうちょう

climax; peak; zenith

潮風

しおかぜ

風潮

ふうちょう

trend; social current; tide

血潮

ちしお

頬を紅潮させる

ほおをこうちょうさせる

潮騒

しおさい

the sound of the tide; roar of the sea

潮流

ちょうりゅう

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