潮ちょう流りゅう

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.
波なみN3
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.
潮しおN1
潮流 specifically names the ocean current (or a figurative trend), whereas 潮 more broadly means the tide itself or seawater.
ムーブメント
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.

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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.