Illustration: Along a Japanese neighborhood shopping street at midday, a greengrocer, a clothing seller and a small restaurant owner stand outside their nearly empty businesses. Vegetables remain piled high, clothing racks are untouched, and every restaurant stool is vacant.

JLPT N2nounLevel estimated by Bebop

不ふ景けい気き

fukeiki

recession, economic slump

Example sentences

不景気ふけいきなのに依然物価いぜんぶっかは高たかい。
In spite of the depression, the prices of commodities are still high.
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経済けいざいはやや不景気ふけいきだ。
The economy is in a slight depression.
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不景気ふけいきのため失業率しつぎょうりつは５％にまで上昇じょうしょうした。
The unemployment rate went up to 5% because of the recession.
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Kanji in 不景気

不negative; non-Onフ・ブ
景scenery; viewOnケイ
気spirit; mindOnキ・ケKunいき・き

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