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Definition and Synonyms for 潮時
| 1. | 時 | 状況の好ましい組み合わせによる可能性 |
| Chance | a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances | |
| Synonyms: | チャンス, 好機, 時, 時, 時, 時宜, 時機, 時節, 機, 機, 機会, 機宜, 潮合, 潮時 | |
| 2. | 時 | ふさわしい瞬間 |
| Time | a suitable moment | |
| Synonyms: | ころ, とき, とき, とく, 折, 折る, 時, 時, 時, 時分, 時期, 時機, 時節, 潮時, 頃, 頃おい |
Categories 潮時 is a member of
| 1. | 蓋然性 | 存在したり起こったり、本当であることの可能性 |
| Possibleness | capability of existing or happening or being true | |
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| 2. | 時点 | 特定の時点 |
| Minute | a particular point in time | |
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Sample Sentences for 潮時
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.
「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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