Chinese

Noun

高潮

1. (oceanography) high tide; high water   (Classifier: 個／个; 次)

   高潮時你不能在這個海灘散步。 [MSC, trad.]

   高潮时你不能在这个海滩散步。 [MSC, simp.]

   Gāocháo shí nǐ bùnéng zài zhège hǎitān sànbù. [Pinyin]

   You can't walk along this beach at high tide.

2. climax; major development   (Classifier: 個／个; 次)

   第五場是全劇的高潮。 [MSC, trad.]

   第五场是全剧的高潮。 [MSC, simp.]

   Dì wǔ chǎng shì quán jù de gāocháo. [Pinyin]

   The fifth scene was the climax of the play.

3. orgasm   (Classifier: 個／个; 次)
4. upsurge   (Classifier: 個／个; 次)

Japanese

Pronunciation

• On'yomi: Kan'on
• (Tokyo) こうちょう [kòóchóó] (Heiban - [0])^[1][2][3]
• IPA^(key): [ko̞ːt͡ɕo̞ː]

• Kun'yomi
• (Tokyo) たかしお [tàkáshíó] (Heiban - [0])^[1][2][3]
• IPA^(key): [ta̠ka̠ɕio̞]

Noun

高潮 ‎(hiragana こうちょう, romaji kōchō, historical hiragana かうてう) (alternative reading hiragana たかしお, romaji takashio, historical hiragana たかしほ)

1. climax
2. (oceanography) high tide

Derived terms

• 高潮警報 (たかしおけいほう) ‎(takashiokeihō, “takashiokeihō”): high tide warning

Descendants

• Chinese: 高潮
• Korean: 고조 (gojo)
• Vietnamese: cao trào

References

1. 1 2 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9
2. 1 2 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, ISBN 978-4-14-011112-3
3. 1 2 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13143-0