Vocab Info

N1 Noun

(しお)tide, current, salt water, opportunity

    Dictionary Definition

    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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    潮 【しお】潮 【うしお】汐 【しお】

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    • 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。

      Watching the tide gradually come in. {tide, current, salt water, opportunity}

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      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 changed. {tide, current, salt water, opportunity}

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      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。

      The audience snored, which the tide took as an opportunity to operate the mobile phone. {tide, current, salt water, opportunity}

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      (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 dynamic sight of a whale spouting water was overwhelming. {tide, current, salt water, opportunity}

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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。

      Before I knew it, two hours had passed while I was watching the tide recede on the shore. {tide, current, salt water, opportunity}

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