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tide
Stroke count: 15

Readings

On readingチョウ
Kun readingしお、うしお
JōyōGrade 6KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. tideRtK
  2. salt water
  3. opportunity
  1. current
  2. sea water
  3. chance

Radicals and components

Radical水waterComponents

Mnemonic (RtK)

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water (水) · water droplets (氵) · water pistol (氵) · morning · mist · ten (十) · needle (丨) · early (早) · sun (日) · day (日) · moon (月) · month (月) · flesh (月) · part of the body (月)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 152

Compound words

黒潮くろしお
Kuroshio Current; Japan Current
潮時しおどき
tidal hour; right time (to do something); opportunity; chance
潮流ちょうりゅう
tide; tidal current; tendency; drift; trend
風潮ふうちょう
tide; current; tendency; trend
満潮まんちょう
high tide; high water; full tide
紅潮こうちょう
flush; blush

Stroke Order

15 strokes

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