潮ちょう流りゅう

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

1

tide; tidal current

Refers to the physical movement of seawater driven by tides. Used in oceanographic and nautical contexts.

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The tidal current is fast in this sea area, so caution is needed.

2

Figurative use for the general direction in which a society, era, or field is moving. Often used in formal or analytical writing.

〈事こと〉の潮ちょう流りゅうに乗のるto ride the current trend (of something)
この企き業ぎょうはデジタル化かの潮ちょう流りゅうにうまく乗のった。
This company successfully rode the trend toward digitalization.
潮ちょう流りゅうが速はやいfor a tidal current to be fast/strong
この海かい峡きょうは潮ちょう流りゅうが速はやいことで知しられている。
This strait is known for its fast tidal currents.
潮ちょう流りゅうが変かわるfor the trend (of the times) to shift
近きん年ねん、業ぎょう界かいの潮ちょう流りゅうが大おおきく変かわってきた。
In recent years, the trend in the industry has shifted dramatically.
潮ちょう流りゅうに逆さからうto go against the prevailing trend
彼かれは時じ代だいの潮ちょう流りゅうに逆さからって古ふるい経けい営えい方ほう針しんを守まもった。

流ながれN3
流れ is the general word for any flow or stream, while 潮流 specifically denotes a tidal current or a large societal trend.
風ふう潮ちょう sense 2
風潮 describes a prevailing social mood or fashion, while 潮流 suggests a stronger, more directional movement of an era or field.
傾けい向こうN3sense 2
傾向 is a neutral term for a statistical or behavioral tendency, whereas 潮流 implies a broader, more forceful societal current.
トレンド sense 2
トレンド is a casual loanword for a fashion or market trend, while 潮流 is more formal and often used in analytical or journalistic writing.

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底てい流りゅう
潮流 refers to a tidal current or a broad social trend, while 底流 stresses something flowing hidden beneath the surface.
機き運うん
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.
海かい流りゅうN1
潮流 usually refers to tidal or localized water flow, while 海流 denotes a large-scale, persistent ocean current like the Kuroshio.
ニューウェーブ
ニューウェーブ names a concrete new artistic movement, whereas 潮流 is a more abstract, often figurative word for the general trend or current of the times.

海かい流りゅうN1sense 1
海流 refers to large-scale ocean currents like the Kuroshio, while 潮流 specifically means the current caused by the rise and fall of tides.
時じ流りゅう
潮流 literally means 'tide' and is used metaphorically for major historical or economic currents, whereas 時流 specifically refers to the trend or fashion of the current era.

Compound of 潮 (tide) and 流 (flow, current). The figurative sense developed from the image of a powerful, directional movement of water.

He went against the trend of the times and stuck to his old management policy.

潮流 refers to a trend or current of thought/events in a formal register, while 波 evokes a surging, wave-like advance of change.

潮流 specifically names the ocean current (or a figurative trend), whereas 潮 more broadly means the tide itself or seawater.

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.