風ふう潮ちょう

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Meanings

wind and tide; current; tide

Literal use for natural movement such as wind and tidal current; in modern general writing this is less common than the figurative social-trend sense.

漁りょう師しは風ふう潮ちょうを読よんで船ふねを出だした。
The fisherman read the wind and tide before taking the boat out.

noun

trend; tendency; prevailing mood

Common figurative use for a prevailing tendency, mood, or current in society, an organization, or a period.

若わか者ものの間あいだで節せつ約やくを重じゅう視しする風ふう潮ちょうが強つよまっている。
A trend toward valuing frugality is growing among young people.
その発はつ言げんは、失しっ敗ぱいを許ゆるさない風ふう潮ちょうへの批ひ判はんだった。
The remark was a criticism of the tendency not to tolerate failure.

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Usage patterns

〈事こと〉という風ふう潮ちょうがあるthere is a tendency/trend for [event/behavior]
最さい近きんは結けっ婚こんしない人ひとが増ふえているという風ふう潮ちょうがある。
There's a growing trend these days of people not getting married.
風ふう潮ちょうに染そまるto be swept up in a prevailing trend or mood
彼かれは周しゅう囲いの風ふう潮ちょうに染そまってしまった。
He got swept up in the prevailing mood around him.
風ふう潮ちょうを助じょ長ちょうするto fuel or encourage a trend
そのニュースは差さ別べつ的てきな風ふう潮ちょうを助じょ長ちょうする恐おそれがある。
That news risks fueling discriminatory attitudes.
風ふう潮ちょうに迎げい合ごうするto pander to a prevailing trend
政せい治じ家かは世よ論ろんの風ふう潮ちょうに迎げい合ごうしがちだ。
Politicians tend to pander to prevailing public sentiment.
風ふう潮ちょうが広ひろがるfor a trend or mood to spread
若わか者ものの間あいだで環かん境きょう保ほ護ごへの風ふう潮ちょうが広ひろがっている。
A trend toward environmental protection is spreading among young people.
風ふう潮ちょうを批ひ判はんするto criticize a social trend
一いち部ぶの識しき者しゃはこの風ふう潮ちょうを批ひ判はんしている。
Some experts are critical of this trend.

Expressions

世よの風ふう潮ちょうcurrent of the times; trend of the world

Kanji

風wind, air, style
潮tide, salt water, opportunity

Related words· 8

傾けい向こうN3sense 2
傾向 is a general, neutral word for a tendency or inclination in things, people, or statistics, while 風潮 specifically describes a prevailing social mood or current of opinion.
潮ちょう流りゅう sense 2
潮流 literally means an ocean current and by extension a major historical or social trend, whereas 風潮 focuses on the current climate of public opinion or behavior.
流りゅう行こうN3sense 2
流行 refers to something being fashionable or popular at a given time, while 風潮 is broader and can describe a social attitude that is positive, neutral, or critical.
主しゅ流りゅう
主流 names the dominant current position itself, whereas 風潮 describes a shifting social tendency or mood without necessarily being dominant.

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論ろん調ちょう
風潮 describes a broader social or cultural trend, whereas 論調 is specifically the tone of an argument, article, or discussion.
世せ相そうN1
風潮 points to a specific social trend or current of opinion, whereas 世相 is a wider snapshot of society's overall condition.
底てい流りゅう
風潮 describes a visible general tendency in society, while 底流 implies a quieter, less obvious undercurrent of feeling or opinion.
時じ流りゅう
風潮 describes the prevailing mood or tendency in society at a given time, while 時流 focuses more on the overarching direction of an era as a whole.

Etymology

A Sino-Japanese compound written with 風, 'wind,' and 潮, 'tide/current.' The literal idea of wind and tide extends naturally to a figurative 'current' or prevailing trend in society.