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N3Kanji
潮
tide, current
Readings
- On
- チョウ
- Kun
- しお
Examples
潮（しお）、潮風（しおかぜ）、満潮（まんちょう）
tide, sea breeze, high tide
Note
On-reading (チョウ) is used in compounds; kun-reading (しお) is used standalone or with okurigana. Appears in many compounds — memorize the key ones rather than the kanji in isolation.
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