不ふ況きょう
Meanings
Adjective (な)
Noun
1. (economic) depression; recession; slump
Kanji used
negative
state of affairs
Pitch accent
ふ
きょう
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Used in vocabulary (13 in total)
major recession; serious (economic) depression; Long Depression (1873-1896); Great Depression; Great Recession (2007-2009)
slump in publishing; publishing recession
Examples (9 in total)
The world economy is in recession now.
Corporate results deteriorated because of recession.
With the recession dragging on, shops closed one after another.
In the recession, the town's shops went under one after another.
The recovery of Japan's economy, which has been in a recession for some time, is finally under way.
The economist instinctively anticipated the current depression.
In spite of their tiny restaurant they managed to pull through the recession.
Social unrest may come about as a result of this long recession.
The industry has seen many booms and busts in the past.