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汐

eventide
Stroke count: 6

Readings

On readingセキ
Kun readingしお、うしお、せい
Grade 9KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. eventideRtK
  2. tide
  3. salt water
  4. opportunity
  1. current
  2. sea water
  3. chance

Radicals and components

Radical水water氵variant氺variant
Components
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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water (水) · water droplets (氵) · water pistol (氵) · evening

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 115

Compound words

引汐ひきしお
ebb tide
血汐ちしお
spurt of blood
汐合しおあい
tidal hour
汐時しおどき
tidal hour
汐風しおかぜ
sea breeze
潮汐ちょうせき
tide
引き汐ひきしお
ebb tide
汐干狩しおひがり
clam digging (at low tide)
汐合いしおあい
tidal hour
汐干狩りしおひがり
clam digging (at low tide)

Stroke Order

6 strokes

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