JLPT N1Words

趨勢

Readingすうせいsuusei

Meaning
物事が向かっていく勢いや傾向
Explanation
「趨勢(すうせい)」 refers to the momentum, large flow, or trend in which things are heading as a whole. It is used like 「時代の趨勢」 (the trend of the times). Its characteristic is that it expresses a broad, sustained movement, not something transient or partial like 「一時的な誤差」 (a temporary error) or 「局所的な現象」 (a localized phenomenon).
Original Japanese explanation

「趨勢(すうせい)」は、物事が全体として向かっていく勢いや大きな流れ・傾向を指します。「時代の趨勢」のように使います。「一時的な誤差」や「局所的な現象」のような一過性・部分的なものではなく、大局的で持続的な動きを表す点が特徴です。

Examples
  • 時代の趨勢

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