不景気

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 4
けい
Grade: 4

Grade: 1
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
不景氣 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Compound of () (fu-) + (けい)() (keiki)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɸɯ̟ᵝke̞ːkʲi]

Adjective

()(けい)() • (fukeiki) -na (adnominal ()(けい)() (fukeiki na), adverbial ()(けい)() (fukeiki ni))

  1. depressed (business climate)
  2. slow (business), languishing
  3. gloomy

Inflection

Noun

()(けい)() • (fukeiki) 

  1. economic downturn, recession, depressed economy
    不景気(ふけいき)なのでしようがない。
    Fukeiki nanode shiyō ga nai.
    It can not be helped because of this recession.
  2. slow business
  3. gloom, cheerlessness
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