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不調 (ふちょう): bad condition, disorder, slump — Japanese vocabulary

不調 is read ふちょう and means "bad condition, disorder, slump". JLPT N1 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

不調

Reading
ふちょう · fuchou
Translation
bad condition, disorder, slump
Level
JLPT N1
Pitch accent
ふちょうが

Example

商売は先月ちょっと不調だった。

しょうばいはせんげつちょっとふちょうだった。

Business was a little slow last month.

Kanji in this word

  • 不 — not
  • 調 — investigate, tune

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