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潮しお
Meanings
Noun
1. tide; current
The tide should have gone out by about now.
2. sea water
Gradually, the scent of seawater becomes stronger.
3. opportunity; chance
Taking the lull in the conversation as my chance, I got up from my seat.
Alt. forms
潮しお
60%
汐しお
19%
しお
16%
シオ
3%
Kanji used
潮
tide
Pitch accent
し
お
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Used in: 1573
Used in vocabulary (58 in total)
sea breeze; salty wind; briny air
spurt of blood; hot-bloodedness; hot blood; ardour
tidal hour; right time (to do something); opportunity; chance
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Examples (9 in total)
The tide should have gone out by about now.
The scent of the sea drifts in.
He took that as his chance to quit the company.
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