潮が引く

• 読み: しおがひく
• ローマ字: shio ga hiku
• 漢字の分解: 潮 (chou/shio) — tide, current; 引 (in/hi) — pull, draw
• 発音: /ɕi.o.ɡa.hi.kɯ/

意味

The tide goes out; the tide ebbs; used figuratively for things fading away.

A verb phrase describing the natural recession of the tide. Literally used in coastal and marine contexts, it is also commonly used as a metaphor for crowds dispersing, enthusiasm fading, or something gradually diminishing. The figurative use 潮が引くように is a vivid simile meaning 'as if the tide were receding.'

例文

1. 夕方になると潮が引いて岩場が現れた。
2. 潮が引くのを待ってから貝を拾いに行こう。
3. お祭りが終わると潮が引くように人がいなくなった。

使い方ガイド

場面: nature, coastal life, figurative expression

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

Natural compound of 潮 (shio, tide) + が (subject marker) + 引く (hiku, to pull/recede). An ancient expression rooted in Japan's coastal culture and close relationship with the sea.

文化的背景

時代: Ancient

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal