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潮時
- Kana Reading
- しおどき
- Romaji
- shiodoki
- Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
- Meaning
- tidal hour
- Example sentence
- 例えば、父の仕事では、売り買いのタイミングは非常に大切であり、彼は同僚にこまごまとしたことを言わないで「潮時というものがある」と言ったり、書いたりすることが時々あった。 For instance, in my father's business the timing of sales and purchases was very important, and he would sometimes write or say to his colleagues "There is a tide," without going into detail.
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Examples of 潮時, しおどき in a sentence
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例えば、父の仕事では、売り買いのタイミングは非常に大切であり、彼は同僚にこまごまとしたことを言わないで「潮時というものがある」と言ったり、書いたりすることが時々あった。
For instance, in my father's business the timing of sales and purchases was very important, and he would sometimes write or say to his colleagues "There is a tide," without going into detail.
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He seized an opportunity to speak.
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There is a time for everything.
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「潮時というものがある」という表現は実はシェイクスピアの「ジュリアス・シーザー」にある表現である。
There is a tide is, in fact, from a passage in Shakespeare's Julius Caesar.
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