汐

Han character

 * 1) night tides
 * 2) evening ebb tide

Glyph origin
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Etymology
From. Compare.

Definitions

 * 1) evening tide; night tides; ebb

Kanji

 * 1) eventide
 * 2) tide
 * 3) salt water
 * 4) opportunity

Usage notes

 * Both and  have the kun-readings of shio and ushio. Archaically,  was used to mean tides during the night, and  was used for tides in the morning. For tides at any time of day, the compound chōseki may be used, below.

Etymology
From.