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不振

ふしん

slump, poor performance, being off form

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Examples

  1. 売り上げ不振で店を閉めた。

    うりあげふしんでみせをしめた。

    The store closed due to poor sales.

  2. あの選手は今季ずっと不振だ。

    あのせんしゅはこんきずっとふしんだ。

    That player has been off form all season.

  3. 業績不振を理由に、社長が辞任した。

    ぎょうせきふしんをりゆうに、しゃちょうがじにんした。

    Citing poor business results, the president resigned.

Common patterns

業績不振
poor business performance
食欲不振
loss of appetite
不振に陥る
to fall into a slump

Memory tip

振 is the 振る of 振るう 'to flourish', so 不振 is failing to flourish. It stretches beyond business to sport and health — 食欲不振 is loss of appetite — and its natural opposite is 好調.

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