きょう
Meanings
Adjective (な)
Adjective (の)
Noun
1. depression; recession; slump
Kanji used
negative
state of affairs
Pitch accent
きょう
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Used in vocabulary (10 in total)
major recession; serious (economic) depression; Great Depression
antidepression policy; antirecession policy; counterrecession policy; economic recovery policy; remedy for depression
recession caused by the strong yen
prolonged recession; depression; protracted economic slump
depression cartel; recession cartel
recession-induced
policy-induced slump; stagnation resulting from poor economic policies
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.