noun
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.
機運到来と見て、会社は海外進出に踏み切った。
Seeing that the time was right, the company decided to expand overseas.
noun
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
市民の間で環境保護への気運が高まっている。
Momentum for environmental protection is growing among citizens.
社内に働き方を見直す気運が生まれた。
A tendency to rethink working styles emerged within the company.
Means a good opportunity or favorable chance more directly; 機運 is more formal and emphasizes the right timing or larger circumstances.
A broader, more everyday word for an opportunity or occasion; 機運 is narrower and more elevated.
Refers to a current or trend of thought or society; 気運 emphasizes the rising mood or momentum that makes action likely.
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.