機運(きうん)

きうん
noun
momentum, opportunity, climate for change
1. momentum, opportunity, favorable conditions, climate for change
The prevailing conditions or atmosphere that make something likely to happen. Often used for social, political, or organizational trends that are building toward a change or action.
改革(かいかく)の機運(きうん)が高(たか)まっている。
The momentum for reform is growing.
国際(こくさい)協力(きょうりょく)の機運(きうん)が生(う)まれつつある。
A climate for international cooperation is beginning to emerge.
この事件(じけん)をきっかけに法律(ほうりつ)改正(かいせい)の機運(きうん)が一気(いっき)に高(たか)まった。
This incident rapidly increased the momentum for legal reform.

USAGE:
A formal word that typically appears in news, policy discussions, and written analysis. Almost always used with 高(たか)まる (to grow, to intensify) or 生(う)まれる (to emerge). Describes a collective shift in attitude or conditions rather than an individual's feelings.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 機運(きうん)が高(たか)まる: momentum grows
  • 機運(きうん)が生(う)まれる: momentum emerges
  • 機運(きうん)を醸成(じょうせい)する: to cultivate momentum
  • 機運(きうん)に乗(の)る: to ride the momentum

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 気運(きうん): same reading, similar meaning (interchangeable in most contexts)
  • 勢(いきお)い: momentum, force (more physical or dynamic)
  • 機会(きかい): opportunity (a specific occasion, not a general trend)
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