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汐

Readings

Kana: セキ、しお、うしお、せい
Romaji: seki, shio, ushio, sei
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Name Reading

Kana: いそ
Romaji: iso
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Meanings

eventide, tide, salt water, opportunity

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  6
Radical Number:  85
Frequency:  2314
Grade:  9
Skip Pattern:  1-3-3
Korean Reading:  seog
Chinese Reading:  xi4
Unicode:  6c50
JIS:  3C2E

Indexes

Halpern Index: 223
Nelson Index: 2488
New Nelson Index: 3041
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3a3.9
Four Corner Index: 3712.0
Japanese Names Index: 250
Daikanwanjiten Index: 17122
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 6.0908
Remembering the kanji Index: 110
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 164
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 197
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 111
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 115
Kodansha Kanji Index: 259
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 360

Words

潮 (しお、うしお)
tide; current; salt water; opportunity
引き潮 (ひきしお)
ebb tide
汐合い (しおあい)
opportunity; chance
潮汲み (しおくみ)
drawing seawater to make salt; person who draws water from the sea
潮汐摩擦 (ちょうせきまさつ)
tidal friction
潮汐 (ちょうせき)
tide
血潮 (ちしお)
blood spilt from the body; blood circulating within the body (often as a metaphor for strong emotion or hot-bloodedness)
潮干狩り (しおひがり)
shell gathering (at low tide); clamming
潮汐表 (ちょうせきひょう)
tide table; tide charts
潮汐力 (ちょうせきりょく)
tidal force; tidal power
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