潮 — kanji meaning “tide”
潮
tide, salt water, opportunity
- Meanings
- tide, salt water, opportunity
- On'yomi
- チョウ (chou)
- Kun'yomi
- しお、うしお
- Name readings
- いた
- Strokes
- 15
- School grade
- 6
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 1
- Newspaper frequency
- #1231 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 85
- Chinese reading
- cháo — Chinese character page
Words with 潮
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 風潮 | ふうちょう fuuchou | tide; current |
| 潮流 | ちょうりゅう chouryuu | tide; tidal current |
| 潮時 | しおどき shiodoki | tidal hour |
| 満潮 | まんちょう manchou | high tide; high water; full tide |
| 黒潮 | くろしお kuroshio | Kuroshio Current; Japan Current |
| 最高潮 | さいこうちょう saikouchou | climax; peak; zenith |
| 潮風 | しおかぜ shiokaze | sea breeze; salty wind; briny air |
| 紅潮 | こうちょう kouchou | flush; blush |
| 退潮 | たいちょう taichou | ebb tide; waning fortunes |
| 高潮 | こうちょう kouchou | high tide; high water |
| 潮干狩り | しおひがり shiohigari | clam digging (at low tide); clamming; shellfish gathering |
| 大潮 | おおしお ooshio | spring tide |
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