tide pool; rock pool
A rocky depression on the seashore that retains seawater after the tide recedes.
I found a small crab in the tide pool.
Standard kanji spelling.
Mixed kanji-kana spelling.
Variant with 溜り instead of 溜まり.
Compound of 潮 (shio, 'tide') and 溜まり (tamari, 'pool, puddle').