opportunity; chance; favorable timing
Formal written-style noun for a favorable moment or juncture when something becomes possible. Often appears in set-like expressions such as 機運到来.
Seeing that the time was right, the company decided to expand overseas.
Used for a growing mood, tendency, or momentum in a group, society, or organization. In this sense the spelling 気運 is usual.
See also: 気運
Momentum for environmental protection is growing among citizens.
A tendency to rethink working styles emerged within the company.
Momentum for reform is growing.
Riding this favorable opportunity, we started a new business.
It is necessary to foster a growing momentum for environmental protection in the community.
The time has become ripe to resume negotiations.
A new momentum is arising among young people.
潮流 describes a broader current or trend in society or thought, while 機運 (often written 気運) focuses on a rising mood or momentum that makes some action likely.
機会 is the common, everyday word for an opportunity or occasion, whereas 機運 is a narrower, more literary term for favorable timing.
時流 refers to the general trend or fashion of the times, while 機運 emphasizes a building momentum toward a specific outcome.
Attested high-priority spelling. Especially natural for the sense of an opportunity, favorable juncture, or timing.
The trend, tendency, or social momentum sense is usually written 気運.
A Sino-Japanese compound. 機 is associated here with occasion, opportunity, or a turning point, and 運 with movement, course, or fortune. The related spelling 気運 for the trend sense uses 気 to suggest the prevailing mood or atmosphere.