潮時|しおどきshiodoki[0]heiban (flat)

1. nountidal hour
2. nounright time (to do something); opportunity; chance
   どんなものにも潮時しおどきがある。↗

   There is a time for everything.

• Synonym機会きかいNeutralThe most broadly used, neutral word for opportunity; it does not stress perfect timing and, unlike 「潮時」, is not about when to quit.
• Synonym時宜じぎWrittenWhat is timely or fitting, as in 「時宜を得た」; written style, not specifically the moment to end something.
• Synonym時機じきNeutralA neutral word for timing, as in 「時機を見る」; it stresses a moment suited to taking action in general, while 「潮時」 is mostly the cue to wrap up or step down.
• Related折おりNeutralA neutral word for a time or occasion, as in 「折を見て」; stresses a suitable moment in general, not specifically the time to step down.
• Related好機こうきWrittenA favorable opportunity, as in 「好機到来」; written style, stressing that the moment is advantageous rather than just right.
• RelatedチャンスCasualLoanword for chance; the everyday, most common word in speech, stressing opportunity rather than the right moment to bow out.
• Related機きWrittenWritten-style word for the opportune moment, often in 「機を逸する」; unlike 「潮時」 it does not suggest when to step down.
• Related潮合しおあいWrittenRefers to where or when the tides meet, and by extension the timing of things; an archaic, rarely used synonym of 「潮時」.
• Antonym時期尚早じきしょうそうWrittenAntonym: premature, before the time is ripe; the written-style opposite of 「潮時」, whose timing is exactly right.
• Antonym早過ぎCasualColloquial antonym: too early; the everyday opposite of 「潮時」 at just the right moment.

Use 「潮時」 for the right time to start or end something, often stepping down or retiring, as in 「引退の潮時」. For a chance say 「チャンス」 (colloquial) or 「機会」; for a favorable one, 「好機」. The antonym is 「時期尚早」.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. 潮しおが満みちる・引ひく時とき。
2. 物事ものごとを始はじめたり終おえたりするのにちょうどよい時とき。