昭しょう和わ恐きょう慌こう

noun

Shōwa Depression

Refers specifically to the economic depression in Japan during the early Shōwa period, as part of the worldwide Great Depression. A historical term used in discussions of pre-war Japanese economic history.

See also: 世界大恐慌

• 昭しょう和わ恐きょう慌こうは、日本にほん経けい済ざいに深しん刻こくな打だ撃げきを与あたえた。

  The Shōwa Depression dealt a severe blow to the Japanese economy.

• 歴れき史しの授じゅ業ぎょうで昭しょう和わ恐きょう慌こうについて学まなんだ。

  We learned about the Shōwa Depression in history class.