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JLPT N1 · Noun

潮 (shio)

潮 (しお, shio) is a Japanese noun meaning “tide; current”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading
しお
Romaji
shio
Word class
Noun
Level
JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

  1. tide; current · noun
  2. sea water · noun
  3. opportunity; chance · noun

Example sentences

潮が急速に満ちてくる。
The tide is rising fast.
Tatoeba #126147

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 潮

潮
tide, salt water, opportunityチョウ・しお・うしお · 15 strokes

Source: JMdict entry 1428620 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.