潮騒

Japanese

Etymology

Kanji in this term
潮	騒
しお Grade: 6	さい Grade: S
kun’yomi	irregular

Alternative spelling
潮騷 (kyūjitai)

Compound of 潮 (shio, “tide”) +‎ 騒 (sai), likely a shift from 騒(さわ) (sawa, “noisy, rustling”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɕio̞sa̠i]

Noun

潮(しお)騒(さい) • (shiosai) ^{←しほさゐ (sifosawi)?}

1. The sound of waves coming in

Related terms

• 騒(さわ)ぐ (sawagu)
• 騒騒(さいさい) (saisai)
• 騒騒(さわさわ) (sawasawa)