潮しおの干かん満まん

expression, noun

ebb and flow of the tide

Refers to the natural rise and fall of the sea level; a set phrase often used in descriptive or literary contexts.

• 潮しおの干かん満まんは月つきの引いん力りょくによって起おこる。

  The ebb and flow of the tide is caused by the moon's gravitational pull.

• この海かい岸がんでは潮しおの干かん満まんの差さが大おおきい。

  On this coast, the difference between high and low tide is large.