満潮(みちしお)

みちしお
noun
high tide; full tide
geography
1. high tide; full tide
The point in the tidal cycle when the sea level is at its highest. The native (訓読(くんよ)み) reading of 満潮(まんちょう).
満潮(みちしお)になった。
The tide came in.
満潮(みちしお)の時(とき)は波(なみ)が高(たか)い。
The waves are high at high tide.
満潮(みちしお)時(じ)には、この岩場(いわば)は海(うみ)に沈(しず)んでしまう。
At high tide, these rocks become submerged in the sea.

満潮(みちしお) is the native (訓読(くんよ)み) reading of 満潮(まんちょう), both meaning high tide. The native reading is common in everyday and poetic contexts.

Common collocations

  • 満潮(みちしお)になる: the tide comes in
  • 満潮(みちしお)時(じ): at high tide

Similar words

  • 引(ひ)き潮(しお): low tide — the opposite, native reading
  • 満潮(まんちょう): high tide — same kanji, Sino-Japanese reading, more technical

Related Words

Antonym: 引(ひ)き潮(しお) (low tide)
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Added 2026.5.26 11:06 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02
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