How to say 'Claim' or 'Credit' in Japanese | 債権

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The Japanese word for Claim or Credit is 'Saiken', written as 債権 in Japanese.'Claim' or 'Credit' in hiragana is さいけん.

word

債権

Meaning

Claim, Credit

Reading

さいけん

saiken

Kanji

債Debt 権Rights, Authority

Explanation

The Japanese noun '債権 (さいけん)' refers to a legal right to demand payment or performance from another party. It is commonly used in financial and legal contexts. The first meaning, 'claim,' refers to the right to demand something owed, such as money or services. The second meaning, 'credit,' refers to the financial aspect where one party lends money or goods to another with the expectation of repayment. Example sentences: The company has a claim against the debtor「その会社は債務者に対して債権を持っている」(そのかいしゃはさいむしゃにたいしてさいけんをもっている). The bank extended credit to the small business「銀行はその小企業に債権を提供した」(ぎんこうはそのしょうきぎょうにさいけんをていきょうした).

Part Of Speech

noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

1570

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 債権

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

kanji

債

Meaning

Debt

kanji

権

Meaning

Rights, Authority

Words Related to 債権 Through the Kanji 債

These 3 Words contain the Kanji 債 as well.

word

債務

Meaning

Debt

word

社債

Meaning

Corporate bonds

word

負債

Meaning

Debt

Words Related to 債権 Through the Kanji 権

These 8 Words contain the Kanji 権 as well.

word

権

Meaning

Right

word

権利

Meaning

Right

word

権力

Meaning

Power, Authority

word

政権

Meaning

Government

word

権限

Meaning

Authority

word

人権

Meaning

Rights

word

権威

Meaning

Authority

word

特権

Meaning

Privilege

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'Saiken' means 'Claim' or 'Credit' .

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