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潮時 (しおどき, shiodoki) Japanese meaning: tidal hour | Kotomora
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I checked the tide times before going fishing.
Usage patterns 潮しお 時どき だ it's the right time (to stop or change course)
I think it's about time I quit the company.
潮しお 時どき を 見み 計はか らう to watch for the right moment
He was watching for the right moment to end the negotiations.
潮しお 時どき を 逃のが す to miss the right moment
I missed the right moment and now regret it.
〈 事こと 〉 の 潮しお 時どき the time to end or change 〈something〉
Maybe the time has come to end this relationship.
Kanji 潮 tide, salt water, opportunity 汐 eventide, tide, salt water Related words· 7 好機 is a more formal, neutral word for a favorable opportunity, while 潮時 implies timing tied to a natural flow, often with a sense of inevitability about ending or changing something.
時機 refers generally to the proper time or season for an action, while 潮時 specifically carries the tide-like nuance of a fleeting moment, often used when deciding to stop or move on.
タイミング is a general loanword for timing in any context, while 潮時 specifically implies a critical or ideal moment with a sense of inevitability.
チャンス is a casual loanword meaning a chance or opportunity, while 潮時 emphasizes the natural rightness of a moment rather than mere luck.
Show 3 more 引き際 focuses narrowly on the moment to withdraw or step down, while 潮時 more broadly covers the right time for any change, not just leaving.
潮時 refers broadly to the right or opportune moment for any action, while 引き時 specifically means the right time to withdraw, quit, or leave.
潮時 is the everyday word for 'the right moment,' while 潮 alone carries that meaning only in limited, literary usage.
Written forms 潮しお 時どき Usage 94%
Standard kanji spelling for both the literal tidal sense and the figurative 'right time' sense.
潮しお どき Usage 4%
search-only kanji form
Search-only variant with mixed kanji and kana; not a standard spelling.
汐しお 時どき Usage 2%
search-only kanji form
Search-only variant using 汐; not commonly used in modern writing.
Etymology Compound of 潮 (tide) and 時 (time). Originally referred to the time of the tide, and later developed the figurative meaning of 'the right time' by analogy with the ebb and flow of tides.
