流行（りゅうこう）
JLPT N4 · noun
Pitch accent: heiban (flat) — starts low, stays high, no drop
Meaning: trend / fashion
Example sentences
- この色は今、流行している。 — This color is trendy right now.
- 流行を追うより、自分らしさを大切にする。 — Rather than chasing trends, I value being myself.
Idioms & proverbs containing “流行”
- 不易流行 (ふえきりゅうこう) — the principle of fluidity and immutability in haiku; haiku is both fluid and transitory, and eternal and immutable; an interchange between the transient and the immutable is central to the soul of haiku
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