動どう向こう

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Meanings

Refers to the observable direction or tendency of a person, group, market, or situation. Often used in news, business, and political analysis.

市し場じょうの動どう向こうを注ちゅう視ししている。
We are closely watching market trends.
彼かれの今こん後ごの動どう向こうが気きになる。
I'm curious about his future moves.

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Usage patterns

〈事こと〉の動どう向こうを探さがるto look into the trends of something
専せん門もん家かたちは市し場じょうの動どう向こうを探さがっている。
Experts are looking into market trends.
〈事こと〉の動向を注視するのどうこうをちゅうししるto closely watch the trends of something
政せい府ふはその企き業ぎょうの動どう向こうを注ちゅう視ししている。
The government is closely watching the company's movements.
〈事こと〉の動どう向こうを見み守まもるto keep an eye on the trends of something
投とう資し家かたちは為替かわせの動どう向こうを見み守まもっている。
Investors are keeping an eye on exchange rate movements.
〈事こと〉の動どう向こうを分ぶん析せきするto analyze the trends of something
経けい済ざい学がく者しゃが景けい気きの動どう向こうを分ぶん析せきした。
The economist analyzed trends in the economy.
〈事こと〉の動どう向こうが注ちゅう目もくされるthe trend of something draws attention
選せん挙きょ後ごの政せい治じの動どう向こうが注ちゅう目もくされている。
Political trends after the election are drawing attention.

Kanji

動move, motion, change
向yonder, facing, beyond

Related words· 6

傾けい向こうN3
傾向 describes a general tendency or inclination, often statistical or behavioral, while 動向 focuses on the observable movement or direction of a group, market, or situation.
動うごきN1
動き is a general, everyday word for movement or activity, while 動向 is a more formal, analytical term used in news and business for trends.
情じょう勢せいN1
情勢 refers to the overall situation or state of affairs, while 動向 focuses specifically on the directional trend or movement within that situation.
趨すう勢せい
趨勢 is a formal, somewhat literary word for an overall trend, while 動向 is more commonly used in news and business reporting to describe a specific movement or direction.

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動どう静せいN1
動向 focuses on the trend or direction a specific person, group, or market is moving in, while 動静 covers the broader state of affairs including subtle changes.
市し況きょう
動向 is a general term for trends or movements of any kind, while 市況 is specifically used for the state and trends of markets.

Don't confuse with

同どう行こう
同行 means to accompany someone or travel together, and though it shares the exact same reading as 動向, the two words have completely unrelated meanings.
同どう好こう
同好 (shared taste/interest) and 動向 (a trend or movement) are pronounced identically as どうこう but refer to unrelated concepts.

Word family

動どう向こう把は握あく
grasping the trend; understanding how the situation is developing
市し場じょう動どう向こう
market trend
業ぎょう界かい動どう向こう
industry trend
相そう場ば動どう向こう
market trend; stock movements
景けい気き動どう向こう指し数すう
diffusion index; DI

Etymology

Compound of 動 (movement) and 向 (direction). The word is a relatively modern Sino-Japanese coinage used to describe trends and directional movements in abstract contexts.