Vocab Info
N1 Noun
潮tide, current, salt water, opportunity
Dictionary Definition
Common
- Noun - 1. - tide, current 
- 2. - sea water 
- 3. - opportunity, chance Only applies to しお
- 4. - thin soup of fish or shellfish boiled in seawater 
 
All Forms
潮 【しお】、潮 【うしお】、汐 【しお】
Details
- し 
- お 
 
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Examples
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- 潮が満ちていく様子を眺める。 - To watch the tide gradually rise. - N1
 
- 船長は潮が変わったのを察知しました。 - The captain sensed that the tide had shifted. - N1
 
- 観客がいびきをかいたのを潮に携帯を操作しました。 - Taking advantage of the opportunity when the audience started snoring, I used my phone. - N1
 
- 鯨が潮を吹く様子はダイナミックで、圧倒されてしまいました。 - The sight of a whale spouting salt water was dynamic and overwhelming. - N1
 
- 海岸で潮が引く様子を眺めていたらいつの間にか二時間経っていた。 - I was watching the tide recede on the shore, and before I knew it, two hours had passed. - N1
 
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