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景気縮小 (けいきしゅくしょう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

景けい気き縮しゅく小しょう

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Meanings

1

economic contraction

Refers to a downturn or shrinkage in economic activity, often used in news and business contexts.

景けい気き縮しゅく小しょうが続つづくと、失しつ業ぎょう率りつが上あがる可か能のう性

せい

が

ある

。

If the economic contraction continues, the unemployment rate may rise.

Kanji

景scenery, view
気spirit, mind, air
縮shrink, contract, shrivel
小little, small

Related words

景けい気き後こう退たい
景気後退 (recession) implies a more pronounced and prolonged downturn, while 景気縮小 is a broader term for any contraction in economic activity.
景けい気き拡かく大だい
Antonym: economic expansion.

Built from

景けい気き+縮しゅく小しょう

Etymology

Compound of 景気 (business conditions) and 縮小 (reduction, contraction).