潮
Tide
Meanings
Tide, Salt Water, Opportunity
On'yomi
ちょう
Chinese-derived readings, typically used in compounds.
Kun'yomi
しお、 うしお
Native Japanese readings, typically used as standalone words.
Stroke order
潮 is written in 15 strokes. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).
About this kanji
潮 (Tide) is taught on WaniKani at level 43 and appears in the JLPT N1 kanji set. It is taught in Japanese elementary school grade 6 as part of the official Joyo kanji list. It ranks #1231 in modern newspaper-frequency lists. It is written with 15 strokes.
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