Vocabulary

What does 不況 (ふきょう, fukyou) mean?

不況 (ふきょう, fukyou) means economic recession.

Quick facts
Readingふきょう
Romajifukyou
Part of speechnoun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
ふきょう
N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonfukyou

economic recession

  1. 1noun (economic) depression; recession; slump

Example sentences

  • The global recession continues.

  • Due to the recession, many companies went bankrupt.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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