高潮

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 高潮 is read たかしお.
• Basic usage: It refers to an abnormal rise in sea level caused by weather or related conditions, such as a storm surge.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• An assumed hazard scenario
  • 高潮を想定して means assuming or planning around a storm-surge scenario.
• Time of occurrence
  • 高潮の際 means when a storm surge or unusually high tide occurs.