不振

ふしん

Meanings

1. Noun, の-adjective, な-adjective dullness; slump; stagnation; inactivity; depression

Kanji

• 不 un-. Read as フ.
• 振 swing. Read as シン.

Example sentences

• 株式市場は長い不振を続けている。
  The stock market is in a prolonged slump.
• 会社は深刻な営業不振に陥っている。
  The company is caught up in a serious business slump.
• 経済が今不振を抜け出すには時間がかかるだろう。
  It will be some time before the economy will move out of the current doldrums.
• 自動車産業の不振で多くの人が職を失うだろう。
  Many people will lose their jobs due to the slump in the auto industry.
• 社長は経営の不振の責任をとって辞任した。
  The president held himself responsible for the slump in business, and left his post.

Common phrases

• 不振が続く

Words containing 不振

• 成績不振 (せいせきふしん) poor (academic) performance
• 経営不振 (けいえいふしん) business slump
• 販売不振 (はんばいふしん) sales slump

And 4 more.

Word lists

• JLPT N1

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