Word Meaning 潮時

しおどき shiodoki

潮時 is read as しおどき (shiodoki) and means tidal hour.

Meaning

English

  1. tidal hour
  2. right time
  3. favourable opportunity (favorable)

Reading

Kana

しおどき

Romaji

shiodoki

Writing Variants

  • 汐時 しおどき shiodoki

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 25 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Rank 8963 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

時代思潮

じだいしちょう

thought of the times

しお

sea water

潮流

ちょうりゅう

tide

潮風

しおかぜ

salty sea breeze

潮干狩り

しおひがり

shell gathering (at low tide)

潮力発電

ちょうりょくはつでん

tidal power generation

潮見表

しおみひょう

tide table

潮力

ちょうりょく

tidal energy

潮間

しおま

ebb tide

潮入り

しおいり

inflow of the tide

潮目

しおめ

course of things

潮の目

しおのめ

attractive glance

Example Sentences

3

いまこそあたらしいことをはじめるしおどきだとおもう。

I think now is the right time to start something new.

"There is a tide" is, in fact, from a passage in Shakespeare's Julius Caesar.

For instance, in my father's business the timing of sales and purchases was very important, and he would sometimes write or say to his colleagues "There is a tide," without going into detail.