1.
trend; tendency; prevailing mood
A general inclination or tendency in society; the dominant atmosphere or attitude of a period.
最近の風潮として健康志向がある。
Health consciousness is a recent trend.
時代の風潮に流されない。
Don't be swept away by the trends of the times.
そういう風潮は危険だ。
That kind of tendency is dangerous.
NUANCE:
風潮 often carries a slightly critical or neutral tone, describing societal tendencies that may not always be positive.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 時代の風潮: trend of the times
- 風潮がある: there is a tendency
- 風潮に流される: to be carried by trends
- 社会の風潮: social trends
RELATED TERMS:
- 傾向: tendency
- トレンド: trend (loanword, more neutral)
- 流行: fashion, trend (more positive)