ムーブメント

also: ムーヴメント

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

Refers to organized collective efforts or trends in society, politics, or the arts. Often used in compound phrases like 〜運動.

Technical term for the internal mechanism of a timepiece. Used in watchmaking and horology contexts.

Used in art and aesthetics to describe the visual suggestion of motion within a static work.

A self-contained section of a larger musical work, such as a symphony or sonata. Cross-referenced with 楽章.

〈事こと〉がムーブメントになるfor something to become a movement/trend
そのアイデアは若わか者ものの間あいだで大おおきなムーブメントになった。
The idea became a major movement among young people.
ムーブメントを搭とう載さいするto be fitted with a (watch) movement
この時計とけいは日本にほん製せいのムーブメントを搭とう載さいしている。
This watch is equipped with a Japanese-made movement.
ムーブメントを起おこすto start/spark a movement
彼かれらは新あたらしい音おん楽がくジャンルでムーブメントを起おこした。
They sparked a movement in a new music genre.
〈場ば所しょ〉でムーブメントが広ひろがるfor a movement to spread in a place
そのファッションは世せ界かい中じゅうでムーブメントが広ひろがっている。
The fashion movement is spreading worldwide.

運うん動どうN4sense 1
運動 is the native Japanese word for a social or political movement (and also exercise), while ムーブメント is a loanword favored for artistic or trendy movements.
楽がく章しょう sense 4
楽章 is the standard Japanese term for a movement in a musical work, while ムーブメント is the same concept borrowed directly from English, mainly in classical music discussions.
潮ちょう流りゅう sense 1
潮流 describes a broader trend or tide of the times, whereas ムーブメント points to a more concrete, organized movement or fad.

ムーブメントUsage89%
Standard katakana spelling for the English loanword 'movement'.
ムーヴメントUsage11%
Alternate katakana spelling using ヴ; less common but seen in some contexts.

Borrowed from English 'movement'. The alternate spelling ムーヴメント reflects an attempt to represent the English 'v' sound with ヴ.