Meaning of 下落 in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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下落
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Kana Readingげらく
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Romajigeraku
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
- Meaning
- depreciation; decline; fall; slump
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Example Sentences
下落, げらく used in context
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消費者の米離れや国際市場解放が原因とされる米価の下落が原因だ。
It is the drop in the rice pricing (blamed on consumers' loss of interest in rice and the freeing up of the international market) that is the cause.
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不況とは経済活動の低下、失業の広がり、物価や賃金などの下落が目立つ時期のことである。
Depression is a period marked by slackening of business activity, widespread unemployment, falling prices, and wages, etc.
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日銀は円のこれ以上の下落を止めようと、１ドル１５０円程度で買い支えるために介入した。
In order to prevent a further drop of the Japanese currency, the Bank of Japan intervened in the market to support it at around 150 yen to the dollar.
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Trading was slow today after yesterday's market decline.
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This is the fifth consecutive day of decline of stock prices.
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The stock market has dropped today.
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below, down, descend, give, low, inferior
On: カ, ゲ
Kun: した, しも, もと, さ.げる, さ.がる, くだ.る, くだ.り, くだ.す, -くだ.す, くだ.さる, お.ろす, お.りる
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