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潮汐

潮汐

Chinese

 
tide; current; damp; moist; humid
night tides; evening ebbtide
simp. and trad.
(潮汐)

Noun

潮汐

  1. tide

Derived terms


Japanese

Kanji in this term
ちょう
Grade: 6
せき
Jinmeiyō
on'yomi

Etymology

From Middle Chinese compound 潮汐 (drjew + zjek, literally morning tide + evening tide).

Pronunciation

Noun

潮汐 (hiragana ちょうせき, romaji chōseki, historical hiragana てうせき)

  1. tide

Derived terms

  • 地球潮汐 (ちきゅうちょうせき) (chikyūchōseki, earth tide)
  • 潮汐学 (ちょうせきがく) (chōsekigaku, tidology)
  • 潮汐発電 (ちょうせきはつでん) (chōsekihatsuden, tidal power)
  • 潮汐表 (ちょうせきひょう) (chōsekihyō, tide table)
  • 潮汐摩擦 (ちょうせきまさつ) (chōsekimasatsu, tidal friction)

References

  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9
  2. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, ISBN 978-4-14-011112-3