景気
けいき
business conditions
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Examples
最近、景気が悪い。
さいきん、けいきがわるい。
Business has been bad lately.
景気がよくなってきた。
けいきがよくなってきた。
The economy has started to pick up.
景気が回復すれば、仕事も増えるだろう。
けいきがかいふくすれば、しごともふえるだろう。
If the economy recovers, there will be more jobs.
Common patterns
- 景気がいい
- business is good
- 景気が悪い
- business is bad
- 景気が回復する
- the economy recovers
Memory tip
景気 is the temperature of business as a whole, not one company's results. Said of a person, 景気がいい means they are in high spirits and spending freely.
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