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失われた20年失われた二十年
うしなわれたにじゅうねん
1. [exp,n]
▶ lost twenty years
▶ [expl] period of economic stagnation in Japan that began ca. 1991 and not over in the 2010s



History:
4. A 2019-04-02 02:46:46  Rene Malenfant <...address hidden...>
3. A* 2019-04-01 04:47:53  Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
While 失われた10年 could possibly be used more widely, I don't think "lost 20 years" is used outside of describing Japan
  Diff:
@@ -5,0 +6,3 @@
+</k_ele>
+<k_ele>
+<keb>失われた二十年</keb>
@@ -13,6 +16,2 @@
-<gloss g_type="lit">lost twenty years</gloss>
-</sense>
-<sense>
-<pos>&exp;</pos>
-<pos>&n;</pos>
-<gloss>period of economic stagnation in Japan that began ca. 1991 and not over in the 2010s</gloss>
+<gloss>lost twenty years</gloss>
+<gloss g_type="expl">period of economic stagnation in Japan that began ca. 1991 and not over in the 2010s</gloss>
2. A 2016-03-03 03:08:23  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Diff:
@@ -10,0 +11 @@
+<pos>&exp;</pos>
@@ -12,2 +13,6 @@
-<gloss>lost twenty years (lit)</gloss>
-<gloss>period of economic stagnation that began in 1991 ca. and being not over in the 2010s</gloss>
+<gloss g_type="lit">lost twenty years</gloss>
+</sense>
+<sense>
+<pos>&exp;</pos>
+<pos>&n;</pos>
+<gloss>period of economic stagnation in Japan that began ca. 1991 and not over in the 2010s</gloss>
1. A* 2016-02-14 21:24:42  daniele
  Refs:
ddaijs

this quote from wiki about this period being not over:
景気拡大が起こらない場合、「失われた30年」になってしまう可能性もあ
るという声もあり

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