マインド
Meanings
1
Common katakana noun for a person's or group's attitude, way of thinking, or mental orientation. Often used in business, coaching, and self-development contexts.
Leaders need a mindset of learning from failure.
Changing the mindset of the whole team is not easy.
2
sentiment; market mood; consumer mindset
Used in set-like expressions such as 消費者マインド or 投資家マインド to mean the prevailing mood or sentiment of consumers, investors, or a market.
Consumer sentiment cooled because of uncertainty about the economic outlook.
Usage patterns
- 〈人〉のマインドを変えるto change someone's mindset
The training changes employees' mindset.
- 消費者マインドが冷え込むconsumer sentiment cools down
Consumer sentiment is cooling down amid the economic downturn.
- ポジティブなマインドを持つto have a positive mindset
He always has a positive mindset.
- 投資家マインドが強まるinvestor sentiment strengthens
Investor sentiment is strengthening as stock prices rise.
- マインドが高いto have a high level of motivation or morale
The whole team has high morale.