How to say 'Tide' in Japanese | 潮

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The Japanese word for Tide is 'Shio', written as 潮 in Japanese.'Tide' in hiragana is しお.

word

潮

Meaning

Tide

Reading

しお

shio

Kanji

潮Tide

Explanation

The Japanese noun '潮 (しお)' primarily means 'tide', referring to the rise and fall of sea levels caused by the gravitational forces exerted by the moon and the sun. It can also metaphorically represent the flow or trend of events. For example: The tide is coming in「潮が満ちてきている」(しおがみちてきている). He went with the tide of public opinion「彼は世論の潮に乗った」(かれはよろんのしおにのった). Additionally, '潮' can sometimes refer to seawater or the sea itself in certain contexts, though this usage is less common.

Part Of Speech

noun

Kanji JLPT

N1

Kanji Grade

6

Frequency

6520

Composition

kanji

Handwriting