不況

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 不況 is read as ふきょう and can mean “recession” or “depression”, depending on context.
• Basic usage: The examples show a town losing stores in a long recession and a classroom graph about an economic downturn.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Distinguishing senses and uses
  • It is a broad economic contraction affecting production, demand, or employment, not merely one store having poor sales.