潮 – tide, salt water, opportunity

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The kanji 潮 means tide, salt water, opportunity. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is チョウ (chou); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is しお、うしお (shio, ushio). It is written with 15 strokes, under radical 水 (no. 85).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	チョウ	chou
Kun’yomi	しお	shio
Kun’yomi	うしお	ushio

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 水 (Kangxi radical 85). Components: 月・十・汁・日.

Words using 潮

潮しおtide

Example sentences

潮が急速に満ちてくる。

The tide is rising fast.

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Kanji with the same radical

決法治派済活海求水減演流沢消準渡

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