好況

こうきょう

Meanings

1. Noun prosperous (economic) conditions; favourable conditions; (economic) boom; thriving business; brisk market See also: 不況 (ふきょう).

Kanji

• 好 good. Read as コウ.
• 況 situation. Read as キョウ.

Example sentences

• 景気循環とは好況時と不況時が交互に繰り返し起こることである。
  A business cycle is a recurring succession of periods of prosperity and periods of depression.
• 日本経済は当時、前例のない好況にあった。
  The Japanese economy was in an unprecedented boom at that time.

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