JLPT N1 · Noun

動向 (doukou)

動向 (どうこう, doukou) is a Japanese noun meaning “trend; tendency”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: どうこう
Romaji: doukou
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

trend; tendency; movement; attitude · noun

Example sentences

彼は金融アナリストで経済動向の分析には定評がある。

He's a financial analyst with a pretty good reputation for his analysis of economic trends.

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 動向

動

move, motion, changeドウ・うご.く・うご.かす · 11 strokes

向

yonder, facing, beyondコウ・む.く・む.い · 6 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 動向.

動物どうぶつanimal自動車じどうしゃcar運動うんどうexercise動くうごくto move動物園どうぶつえんzoo自動じどうautomatic移動いどうmovement活動かつどうactivity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.)感動かんどうbeing deeply moved emotionally行動こうどうaction異動いどう(personnel) change動詞どうしverb動揺どうようshaking動かすうごかすto move

Source: JMdict entry 1451330 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.