不況

• 読み: ふきょう
• ローマ字: fukyou
• 漢字の分解: 不 (fu) — not, un-, non-; 況 (kyou) — condition, situation, moreover
• 発音: /ɸɯ.kjoː/

意味

Recession; economic depression; slump. A period of reduced economic activity and declining business.

A noun referring to economic downturns. Japan has experienced several notable periods of 不況, most famously the 'Lost Decade' following the bubble burst in the early 1990s. Common collocations include 不況に陥る (to fall into recession), 大不況 (great depression), and 長期不況 (prolonged recession). The antonym is 好況 (kokyou, economic boom).

例文

1. 不況の影響で多くの中小企業が倒産した。
2. 世界的な不況から徐々に回復しつつある。
3. 不況に強いビジネスモデルを構築したい。

使い方ガイド

場面: economics, business, news

トーン: negative

起源と歴史

From Sino-Japanese: 不 (fu, not/un-) + 況 (kyou, condition/situation). Literally 'unfavourable condition' — when the economic situation is not good.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal