Japanese

どうこう
Meaning: trend; movement; tendency; developments
Part of Speech: Noun

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Handwriting

動
向

Example sentences

It is necessary to carefully watch the market trends.
専門家が膨大なデータを解析して、市場の動向を予測した。
Experts analyzed vast amounts of data to predict market trends.
彼は来年の景気動向を見通した。
He predicted the economic trends for the next year.
新しい政策について、世論の動向を調査する。
We will investigate the trends of public opinion regarding the new policy.
政府は世論の動向を慎重に見極めている。
The government is carefully observing the trend of public opinion.

Usage Notes

Refers to the direction or tendency in which a situation or people's behavior is moving.

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