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How to say 'Debt' in Japanese | 債務

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The Japanese word for Debt is 'Saimu', written as 債務 in Japanese.'Debt' in hiragana is さいむ.

    word

    債務

    Meaning

    Debt

    Reading

    さいむ

    saimu

    Kanji

    債Debt 務Duty, Task

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '債務 (さいむ)' refers to a financial obligation or debt. It is commonly used in legal, financial, or business contexts to describe liabilities or obligations that one party owes to another. For example: The company has a large debt「その会社は大きな債務を抱えている」(そのかいしゃはおおきなさいむをかかえている). He is responsible for paying the debt「彼は債務を支払う責任がある」(かれはさいむをしはらうせきにんがある). This term is often used in formal settings and is distinct from more casual terms for debt like '借金 (しゃっきん)'.

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N1

    Kanji Grade

    8

    Frequency

    1634

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 債務

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    債

    Meaning

    Debt

  • kanji

    務

    Meaning

    Duty, Task

Words Related to 債務 Through the Kanji 債

These 3 Words contain the Kanji 債 as well.

  • word

    債権

    Meaning

    Claim, Credit

  • word

    社債

    Meaning

    Corporate bonds

  • word

    負債

    Meaning

    Debt

Words Related to 債務 Through the Kanji 務

These 21 Words contain the Kanji 務 as well.

  • word

    事務

    Meaning

    Office work

  • word

    義務

    Meaning

    Duty, Obligation

  • word

    業務

    Meaning

    Work

  • word

    事務所

    Meaning

    Office

  • word

    事務室

    Meaning

    Office

  • word

    務める

    Meaning

    Serve, Fulfill

  • word

    勤務

    Meaning

    Work, Service

  • word

    公務員

    Meaning

    Civil servant

  • word

    事務員

    Meaning

    Clerk

  • word

    公務

    Meaning

    Official duty

  • word

    外務省

    Meaning

    Foreign affairs

  • word

    職務

    Meaning

    Duties

  • word

    財務

    Meaning

    Finance

  • word

    刑務所

    Meaning

    Prison

  • word

    任務

    Meaning

    Duty

  • word

    外務

    Meaning

    Foreign affairs

  • word

    総務

    Meaning

    General affairs

  • word

    実務

    Meaning

    Practical work

  • word

    務め

    Meaning

    Duty

  • word

    刑務

    Meaning

    Prison

  • word

    法務

    Meaning

    Legal affairs

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What does 'Saimu' (債務) mean?

'Saimu' means 'Debt' .

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