Translation guide
The English word 'vogue' refers to something that is currently popular, fashionable, or widely accepted. In Japanese, this concept is expressed through various words and phrases depending on whether you're talking about fashion, trends, or general popularity.
Describing something as currently in fashion, stylish, or trendy.
The most common word for 'trend' or 'fashion'. Can be used as a noun or with する to mean 'to be in vogue'.
そのスタイルは今、流行している。
That style is in vogue now.
流行に敏感な人
a person who is sensitive to trends
A more casual, everyday word for 'trend' or 'fad'. Often used in conversation.
今年のはやりは何ですか？
What's in vogue this year?
はやりの服
trendy clothes
Kanji form of はやり, slightly more formal but same meaning.
流行りの音楽
music that's in vogue
Loanword from English 'trend'. Common in fashion and business contexts.
最新のトレンドを追う
follow the latest trends
From French 'mode', used specifically for high fashion or avant-garde style.
パリのモード界
the Paris fashion world
Describing something that is currently popular or widely practiced, not necessarily related to clothing.
Same word as above, but used for trends in ideas, activities, etc.
そのゲームは若者の間で流行している。
That game is in vogue among young people.
Means 'boom' or 'craze'. Used for short-lived intense popularity.
タピオカブーム
bubble tea craze
Means 'popularity'. Often used with がある to mean 'is popular'.
Expressing the action of something becoming fashionable or trendy.
Verb meaning 'to start becoming popular'.
そのダンスが突然流行り出した。
That dance suddenly came into vogue.
Literally 'become a trend'.
このスタイルが流行になるだろう。
This style will come into vogue.
Expressing that something is no longer in vogue.
Noun or na-adjective meaning 'out of fashion' or 'behind the times'.
その服はもう流行遅れだ。
Those clothes are out of vogue.
Verb meaning 'to go out of fashion' or 'become obsolete'.
流行 (りゅうこう) is the standard word for trends in any field. はやり is more casual and often used for short-lived fads. トレンド is a loanword common in media and marketing, similar to English 'trend'.
流行を追うのは疲れる。
Chasing trends is tiring.
あの店ははやりのものを安く売っている。
That store sells trendy things cheaply.
SNSでトレンドをチェックする。
Check trends on social media.
The direct katakana loanword ヴォーグ exists but is almost exclusively used as the name of the fashion magazine 'Vogue'. It is not used to mean 'fashionable' in general.
The health boom continues to be in vogue.
That restaurant is in vogue now.
その言葉はすたれてしまった。
That word has fallen out of vogue.