潮
潮 — Tide
tide, salt water, opportunity
On’yomiチョウ (chou)
Kun’yomiしお (shio)
Kun’yomiうしお (ushio)
Stroke order (15 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 潮
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 潮 | しお shio | tide; current; sea water |
| 風潮 | ふうちょう fuuchou | tide; current; tendency |
| 潮流 | ちょうりゅう chouryuu | tide; tidal current; tendency |
| 黒潮 | くろしお kuroshio | Kuroshio Current; Japan Current |
| 紅潮 | こうちょう kouchou | flush; blush |
| 退潮 | たいちょう taichou | ebb tide; waning fortunes |
Study notes
潮 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 15 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 6), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #1231 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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