Translation guide
The period when the tide is going out, or the receding tide itself. In Japanese, this is expressed with specific nouns and verbs, and is often used in set phrases or literary contexts.
Referring to the ebb tide as a phenomenon or a specific time.
The most common and neutral word for ebb tide. Can be used in everyday conversation and writing.
I like walking on the beach at ebb tide.
Literally 'low tide', often used in technical or formal contexts, such as tide tables. Can refer to the time of lowest water level.
Today's low tide is at 3 PM.
A more literary or poetic term for ebb tide, emphasizing the falling of the tide.
The ebb tide exposed the rocks.
Describing the action of the tide receding.
Referring to the natural cycle of tides, or metaphorically to the rise and fall of something.
引き潮 (hikishio) is the general term for the receding tide or the period when the tide is going out. 干潮 (kanchō) specifically refers to the moment of lowest water level, often used in tide tables. In casual conversation, 引き潮 is more common.
At ebb tide you can walk far out.
Let's check the time of low tide.
In the evening, the tide began to ebb.
The difference between high and ebb tide is large.