1.
high tide; full tide
The point in the tidal cycle when the sea level is at its highest. The native (訓読み) reading of 満潮.
満潮になった。
The tide came in.
満潮の時は波が高い。
The waves are high at high tide.
満潮時には、この岩場は海に沈んでしまう。
At high tide, these rocks become submerged in the sea.
満潮 is the native (訓読み) reading of 満潮, both meaning high tide. The native reading is common in everyday and poetic contexts.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 満潮になる: the tide comes in
- 満潮時: at high tide
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 引き潮: low tide — the opposite, native reading
- 満潮: high tide — same kanji, Sino-Japanese reading, more technical