不調

ふちょう

bad condition, disorder, slump

Also:failure

What does 不調 mean?

不調 is a Japanese noun meaning bad condition, disorder, slump in English. It can also be translated as failure depending on context. It is written as 不調 in kanji, ふちょう in hiragana, and fuchou in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N1 vocabulary.

Example sentence

商売は先月ちょっと不調だった。

Business was a little slow last month.