趨すう勢せい

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Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

Refers to a general direction or movement in society, politics, economics, etc. Often used in formal or analytical contexts.

最さい近きんの経けい済ざいの趨すう勢せいを見みると、景けい気きは回かい復ふくに向むかっているようだ。
Looking at recent economic trends, it seems the economy is recovering.
世せ論ろんの趨すう勢せいは彼かれの政せい策さくに反はん対たいしている。
The trend of public opinion is against his policy.

Kanji

趨run, go, quick
勢forces, energy, military strength

Related words

大たい勢せいN1
趨勢 is a formal, often written term for a long-term trend or tendency, while 大勢 is more common in everyday speech for the general state of affairs.
傾けい向こうN3
傾向 is common in everyday speech, while 趨勢 is a more formal, literary word for the overall direction of large-scale change (e.g. economic or historical trends).
動どう向こうN1
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.

Written forms

趨すう勢せいUsage87%
Standard kanji form; used in news and formal writing.
すう勢せいUsage13%
search-only kanji form
Search-only form; not a standard written variant.

Etymology

From Chinese 趨勢 (qūshì), meaning 'trend' or 'tendency'. The kanji 趨 means 'to run' or 'to hasten', and 勢 means 'power' or 'momentum', together suggesting the direction in which things are moving.