下落(げらく)

げらく
noun / verb (suru)
decline, drop
1. decline, drop, fall (in price or value)
A decrease in price, value, or rate. Primarily used in financial and economic contexts for market movements.
株価(かぶか)が大幅(おおはば)に下落(げらく)した。
Stock prices dropped significantly.
地価(ちか)の下落(げらく)が続(つづ)いている。
The decline in land prices continues.
円安(えんやす)の影響(えいきょう)で輸入品(ゆにゅうひん)の価格(かかく)が上(あ)がる一方(いっぽう)、輸出(ゆしゅつ)関連(かんれん)株(かぶ)の下落(げらく)も見(み)られた。
While the weak yen pushed up import prices, a decline in export-related stocks was also observed.

下落(げらく) is a formal term specifically for downward movement in prices and values.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 株価(かぶか)の下落(げらく) (drop in stock prices)
  • 地価(ちか)の下落(げらく) (decline in land prices)
  • 大幅(おおはば)に下落(げらく)する (decline sharply)
  • 下落(げらく)傾向(けいこう) (downward trend)
  • 下落(げらく)幅(はば) (extent of the decline)

CONTRAST:

  • 下落(げらく): decline in price/value (formal, financial)
  • 低下(ていか): decline in level or quality (broader usage)
  • 下(さ)がる: go down (everyday language)
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