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 is the native (訓読み) reading of the kanji compound 満潮; the same characters are also read 満潮 (Sino-Japanese, more technical), both meaning high tide. The native reading is common in everyday and poetic contexts.
Common collocations
Similar words
- 引き潮: low tide — the opposite, native reading
- 満潮: high tide — same kanji, Sino-Japanese reading, more technical