高 潮(たかしお)

たかしお

noun

storm surge

1. storm surge

An abnormal rise in sea level caused by a typhoon or low-pressure system pushing seawater toward the coast. A dangerous weather phenomenon that can cause flooding in coastal areas.

台風(たいふう)による高潮(たかしお)に警戒(けいかい)してください。

Please be on alert for storm surges caused by the typhoon.

高潮(たかしお)で海岸(かいがん)沿(ぞ)いの道路(どうろ)が冠水(かんすい)した。

The coastal road was flooded by the storm surge.

高潮(たかしお)警報(けいほう)が発令(はつれい)されたため、沿岸(えんがん)地域(ちいき)の住民(じゅうみん)に避難(ひなん)指示(しじ)が出(で)た。

A storm surge warning was issued, and an evacuation order was given to residents in coastal areas.

Usage

高潮(たかしお) is a key weather and disaster term in Japan. It refers specifically to the dangerous rise in sea level caused by typhoons and storms, not regular tidal changes. It frequently appears in weather reports during typhoon season.

Common collocations

高潮(たかしお)警報(けいほう) (storm surge warning)
高潮(たかしお)注意報(ちゅういほう) (storm surge advisory)
高潮(たかしお)被害(ひがい) (storm surge damage)
高潮(たかしお)対策(たいさく) (storm surge countermeasures)

Note on reading

The reading たかしお is used for the storm surge meaning. The same kanji can also be read こうちょう, meaning "climax" or "high point" (e.g., 最高潮(さいこうちょう) — the peak/climax).

Related Words

Related: 台風(たいふう) (typhoon)

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Added 2026.3.9 9:43 · Revised 2026.9.4 21:31

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