趨
趨: trend
trend; tend toward
17 strokesNames & literary · More literary kanji (準1級 range)in 3 words here
Readings
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スウ・ソク
Kunしゅ・おもむく・はしる
Nearly always read すう (趨勢). The kun おもむく is more often written 赴く today.
Key words
趨勢すうせいtrend; tendency
帰趨きすうoutcome; where things end up
趨向すうこうtrend
趨くおもむくto head toward
Example sentences
人口の趨勢を見ると、この町は今後さらに高齢化が進むだろう。
Judging from population trends, this town will age further.
選挙の帰趨は、最後まで予測がつかなかった。
The outcome of the election could not be predicted until the very end.
近年の消費の趨向をまとめた報告書を読んだ。
I read a report summarizing recent trends in consumption.