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weak, soft, bearish
Describing a declining or weak condition, typically used for markets, economies, or performance.
株価は軟調だ。
Stock prices are weak.
市場は軟調な展開となった。
The market showed a soft trend.
円は軟調に推移している。
The yen is trending weakly.
売り上げが軟調なので、対策が必要だ。
Sales are weak, so countermeasures are needed.
軟調 is primarily used in business and financial contexts to describe weak or declining performance. It's the opposite of 堅調 (firm, steady).
Common collocations:
- 軟調な動き: weak movement
- 軟調な展開: soft development
- 軟調に推移する: to trend weakly
Related terms:
- 堅調: firm, steady (market)
- 不調: poor condition, slump
- 低迷: stagnation