Japanese edit

Kanji in this term

Grade: 4
けい
Grade: 4

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

Etymology edit

Compound of () (fu-) + (けい)() (keiki)

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ɸɯ̟ᵝke̞ːkʲi]

Adjective edit

()(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 edit

Noun edit

()(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