Japanese

ふきょう
Meaning: recession; economic depression
Part of Speech: Noun

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Handwriting

不
況

Example sentences

Due to the recession, many people are losing their jobs.
不況のせいで、多くの小さな店が潰れた。
Due to the recession, many small shops went out of business.
長引く不況により、地方の経済は疲弊している。
Due to the prolonged recession, regional economies are exhausted.
不況で企業は軒並み経営不振だ
Due to the recession, businesses are uniformly experiencing poor performance.
不況で多くの会社が倒産した。
Many companies went bankrupt due to the recession.
長引く不況で生活が困窮した
Life became destitute due to the prolonged recession.
世界的な不況の影響で、ガソリン代が高騰した。
Due to the global recession, gasoline prices have skyrocketed.
その不況の影響は、関連企業にも波及した。
The impact of that recession spread to related companies as well.
長引く不況で、経済は閉塞感に覆われている。
Due to the prolonged recession, the economy is shrouded in a sense of stagnation.
長引く不況の影響で、国内の経済活動は萎靡沈滞している。
Domestic economic activity is stagnating due to the impact of the prolonged recession.

Usage Notes

Refers to a period of economic decline where economic activity is sluggish.

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