デフレ

でふれ
noun
deflation
1. deflation
A general decrease in prices, often associated with economic stagnation.
デフレから脱却(だっきゃく)する。
Break free from deflation.
デフレで物価(ぶっか)が下(さ)がった。
Prices fell due to deflation.
長期(ちょうき)デフレに苦(くる)しんでいる。
Suffering from long-term deflation.

デフレ is short for デフレーション (deflation), the opposite of インフレ (inflation).

ETYMOLOGY:
From English 'deflation' via デフレーション, commonly abbreviated.

COMMON EXPRESSIONS:

  • デフレ脱却(だっきゃく): escaping deflation
  • デフレスパイラル: deflationary spiral
  • デフレ経済(けいざい): deflationary economy
  • 長期(ちょうき)デフレ: prolonged deflation

CULTURAL NOTE:
Japan experienced prolonged deflation from the 1990s through the 2000s, known as the 'Lost Decade(s).' This made デフレ a frequently discussed economic term in Japanese media.

RELATED TERMS:

  • 物価(ぶっか): prices
  • 不況(ふきょう): recession

Related Words

Antonym: インフレ (inflation)
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Added 2026.1.16 9:31 · Revised 2026.1.27 8:53
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