ふきょう
Meanings
Adjective (な)
Adjective (の)
Noun
1. depression; recession; slump
Pitch accent
きょう
Used in vocabulary (10 in total)
major recession; serious (economic) depression; Great Depression
structural recession
antidepression policy; antirecession policy; counterrecession policy; economic recovery policy; remedy for depression
Examples (7 in total)
The world economy is in recession now.
Corporate results deteriorated because of recession.
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.