Vocab Info

N1 Noun

(しお)tide, current, salt water, opportunity

    Dictionary Definition

    Common
    1. Noun

      1.

      tide, current

    2. Noun

      2.

      sea water

    3. Noun

      3.

      opportunity, chance

      Only applies to しお
    4. Noun

      4.

      thin soup of fish or shellfish boiled in seawater

      Abbreviation, Only applies to うしお,

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    All Forms

    潮 【しお】潮 【うしお】汐 【しお】

    Details

    • Pitch Accent

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    Examples

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      (しお)()ちていく様子(ようす)(なが)める。

      To watch the tide gradually rise.

      • N1

      船長(せんちょう)(しお)()わったのを察知(さっち)しました。

      The captain sensed that the tide had shifted.

      • N1

      観客(かんきゃく)がいびきをかいたのを(しお)携帯(けいたい)操作(そうさ)しました。

      Taking advantage of the opportunity when the audience started snoring, I used my phone.

      • N1

      (くじら)(しお)()様子(ようす)はダイナミックで、圧倒(あっとう)されてしまいました。

      The sight of a whale spouting salt water was dynamic and overwhelming.

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      海岸(かいがん)(しお)()様子(ようす)(なが)めていたらいつの()にか()時間(じかん)()っていた。

      I was watching the tide recede on the shore, and before I knew it, two hours had passed.

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