潮 — 15 strokes ／ Radical「氵」
道5Elementary year 6 ／ 15 strokes ／ Radical「氵」
- On
- チョウちょう · chō
- Kun
- しおshio
- Meaning
- tide; current (of the times)
Stroke order
Origin
氵 "water" plus 朝 "morning"; sea water that rises and falls morning and evening — hence "tide."
Readings and examples
| Onチョウちょうchō | 潮流ちょうりゅう満潮まんちょう風潮ふうちょう |
|---|---|
| Kunしおshio | 潮しお潮風しおかぜ |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 満潮まんちょう
high tide
- 潮流ちょうりゅう
tidal current; trend
- 干潮かんちょう
- 潮干狩りしおひがり
- 潮汐ちょうせき
Example
潮が引いて貝をひろった。
The tide went out and I picked up shells.
Nearby characters
The line style shows how they connect
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Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)