noun
Poetic term for tide or sea current, often used in classical or literary contexts.
潮の満ち干を見ながら、浜辺を歩いた。
I walked along the beach watching the ebb and flow of the tide.
noun
sea water
Poetic term for sea water; in modern usage, 海水 (かいすい) is more common.
潮の香りが風に乗って届いた。
The scent of the sea water reached us on the wind.
noun
thin fish soup; boiled whitefish dish
Abbreviation of 潮汁 (うしおじる) or 潮煮 (うしおに); a cooking term for dishes prepared with sea water or salted water. Rare outside culinary contexts.
See also: 潮汁 (うしおじる)
この料理店では、潮を使った伝統的な椀物を出している。
This restaurant serves a traditional soup dish made with 潮 (thin fish soup).
The reading うしお is a native Japanese word of uncertain origin, possibly related to 潮 (しお) with an emphatic or poetic prefix. The kanji 潮 and 汐 both represent tide or sea water.