noun
roar of the sea; sound of waves
A poetic or literary word for the sound of waves, especially the rhythmic roar of the sea. Often used in titles of novels, songs, and poems.
夜の海岸で潮騒を聞きながら散歩した。
I walked along the shore at night listening to the roar of the sea.
三島由紀夫の小説『潮騒』は有名だ。
Mishima Yukio's novel 'The Sound of Waves' is famous.
Kana spelling is sometimes used, especially in literary or poetic contexts.
波音 is a more everyday word for the sound of waves, while 潮騒 is literary and evokes a deeper, more resonant roar.
Compound of 潮 (tide, salt water) and 騒 (noise, clamor). The reading しおざい is a voiced variant (rendaku) that is less common.