Meaning

Primary

Business Climate

Alternatives

Economic Climate, Situation

Word Type

noun

Explanation

Take a look at this scene and the condition it’s in. This is the climate of the situation, but more specifically the business climate. This word is really only used to talk about the state of business and economic stuff, and tends to appear in technical writing.

Reading

けいきょう
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

This is a jukugo word, which usually means on'yomi readings from the kanji. If you know the readings of your kanji you'll know how to read this as well.

Context

Context Sentences

日本の景況感が大きく上向くのは、まだまだ先のことだろう。

It will be a long time before business confidence in Japan improves significantly.

証券会社で働く友人に電話を掛けて、景況を聞きました。

I called a friend who works at a securities company and asked about the business climate.

本レポートは、国内中小企業の景況動向について取りまとめたものです。

This report summarizes the business climate of domestic, small and medium-sized enterprises.

コウイチに聞いても教えてくれないので、マミにトーフグの景況についてこっそり教えてもらいました。

Koichi wouldn't tell me about the economic climate at Tofugu, so I had Mami tell me about it secretly instead.

ジム・ロジャーズ氏は、日本の実際の景況感、いわゆる「街角景況感」を確認するために来日したのでしょう。

Mr. Jim Rogers likely came to Japan to confirm the actual economic conditions, known as the "street corner sentiment," of the country.

Kanji Composition