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不景気: economic slump, hard times, depression, recession | JLPT N1 Vocabulary | JLPTMatome

不景気(ふけいき)

ふけいき

economic slump, hard times, depression, recession

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不景気(ふけいき)の影響(えいきょう)で、今年(ことし)は採用(さいよう)を控(ひか)える企業(きぎょう)が増(ふ)えている。
Due to the economic slump, more companies are refraining from hiring this year.
不景気(ふけいき)が長引(ながび)けば、消費者(しょうひしゃ)の節約志向(せつやくしこう)は一段(いちだん)と

強(つよ)

まるだろう。

If the economic slump persists, consumers' inclination to save will likely grow even stronger.

不景気(ふけいき)で倒産(とうさん)する中小企業(ちゅうしょうきぎょう)が相次(あいつ)いだ。

During the recession, small and medium-sized businesses went bankrupt one after another.

不景気(ふけいき)のため、住宅市場(じゅうたくしじょう)にも陰(かげ)りが見(み)え始(はじ)めた。

Due to the economic slump, signs of decline have begun to appear in the housing market as well.