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tide
Stroke count: 15

Readings

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Meanings

  1. tideRtK
    吹いたぞThere she blows!tatoeba
    全てひくEvery tide has its ebb.tatoeba
  2. salt water
  3. opportunity
    発言He seized an opportunity to speak.tatoeba
  1. current
  2. sea water
  3. chance

Radicals and components

Components
How it's built

Mnemonic (RtK)

water () · water droplets () · water pistol () · morning · mist · ten () · needle () · early () · sun () · day () · moon () · month () · flesh () · part of the body ()

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

Compound words

その子の顔がサンタクロースを見て高した。こうちょう
The child's face glowed when he saw Santa Claus.tatoeba
の干満は月と太陽の影響を受ける。しお
The tides are influenced by the moon and the sun.tatoeba
が満ち始めている。しお
The tide is coming in.tatoeba
彼はの流れに逆らって泳ごうとした。
He tried to swim against the tide.tatoeba
彼は世の風に逆らう。
He is swimming against the tide.tatoeba
彼は興奮して顔が紅した。
He was flushed with excitement.tatoeba

Stroke Order

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