# 潮 — tide

潮 means “tide”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 15 strokes. On'yomi: チョウ (chou). Kun'yomi: しお (shio). You'll see it in words such as 潮 (shio, “tide; current”).

- Meaning: tide
- On'yomi: チョウ (chou)
- Kun'yomi: しお (shio)
- Strokes: 15
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Water & the sea 1

## How to remember 潮

Sounds like 朝: both read チョウ.

Parts: 氵 water · 朝 morning

## Words with 潮

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 潮 | しお (shio) | tide; current |

## Don't confuse it with

[朝](https://moji.ninja/n4-kanji/morning/) · [湖](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/lake/) · [嘲](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/ridicule/)

## More in the “Water & the sea 1” set

[沢](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/marsh/) · [井](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/water-well/) · [浜](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/beach/) · [江](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/inlet/) · [源](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/source/) · [浦](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/shoreline-bay/) · [津](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/haven/) · [瀬](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/rapids/) · [潮](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/tide/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/tide/. Last updated 2026-11-01.