noun, adjectival noun or quasi-adjective

  1. economic slump, hard times, depression, recession.
  2. poor (business), dull, slack, inactive.
  3. gloomy, cheerless, dismal.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
不景気 ふけいき

Contained Kanji Breakdown

negative, non-, bad
 (4th, N4)
cliff (厂) variant
divining, fortune-telling, divination or katakana to radical (no. 25)
ボク うらな.う うらない (Kentei Pre-1)
scenery, view
ケイ かげ (4th, N3)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)
capital, 10**16
キョウ キン ケイ (2nd, N4)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
little, small
ショウ こ- ちい.さい (1st, N5)
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ かぎ (Kentei 1)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ や はっ (1st, N5)
spirit, mind, air
キ き ケ (1st, N5)
spirit, steam radical (no. 84)
キ ケ いき (Kentei 1)
person(人) variant
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
mow, cut grass, subdue
ガイ ゲ おさ.める (Kentei 1)