Translation guide
How to express the condition, situation, or state of society in Japanese, from broad societal trends to specific social conditions.
Referring to the overall condition, situation, or state of society in a broad sense.
Refers to the social situation or state of affairs in society, often used in news and formal contexts.
現在の社会情勢を分析する。
Analyze the current state of society.
Refers to the social conditions, trends, or the way the world is going, often used in commentary.
最近の世相を反映した作品だ。
It's a work that reflects the recent state of society.
A straightforward term for social conditions or the state of society, used in both formal and informal contexts.
社会状況が悪化している。
The state of society is worsening.
Describing the prevailing mood, trends, or atmosphere in society.
Refers to social trends or the current of public opinion, often used in discussions of societal shifts.
社会風潮が変わりつつある。
The state of society is changing.
A more colloquial phrase meaning 'the way society is moving' or 'trends in the world'.
世の中の動きに敏感だ。
He is sensitive to the state of society.
Referring to the state of society in terms of order, stability, or public peace.
Specifically refers to public safety or the state of law and order in society.
この地域は治安が良い。
The state of society here is good (safe).
Refers to social order, often used in formal or academic contexts.
Describing the moral, ethical, or cultural condition of society.
A literary term referring to the morals and sentiments of the people; the moral state of society.
世道人心の退廃を憂う。
Lament the decline in the moral state of society.
Refers to social ethics or the ethical state of society, used in academic or philosophical discussions.
社会情勢 is more formal and often used in news reports to describe the current social situation, while 世相 is more about the general mood or trends of the times, often used in cultural commentary.
Directly translating 'state of society' as 社会の状態 is grammatically correct but sounds unnatural and vague. Use more specific terms like 社会情勢 or 世相 depending on context.
社会秩序を維持する。
Maintain the state of society (social order).
社会倫理の低下が問題だ。
The decline in the ethical state of society is a problem.