How to say 'Debt' in Japanese | 負債

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The Japanese word for Debt is 'Fusai', written as 負債 in Japanese.'Debt' in hiragana is ふさい.

word

負債

Meaning

Debt

Reading

ふさい

fusai

Kanji

負Defeat 債Debt

Explanation

The Japanese noun '負債 (ふさい)' means 'debt'. It refers to an amount of money or financial obligation that one owes to another party, often due to borrowing or financial transactions. This term is commonly used in financial, business, or personal contexts. For example: The company has a large debt「その会社は大きな負債がある」(そのかいしゃはおおきなふさいがある). He is struggling to pay off his debt「彼は負債を返済するのに苦労している」(かれはふさいをへんさいするのにくろうしている). Note that '負債' is a formal term and is often used in written or professional contexts, as opposed to more casual terms like '借金 (しゃっきん)'.

Part Of Speech

noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

6385

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 負債

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

kanji

負

Meaning

Defeat

kanji

債

Meaning

Debt

Words Related to 負債 Through the Kanji 負

These 8 Words contain the Kanji 負 as well.

word

負ける

Meaning

Lose

word

負う

Meaning

Bear

word

勝負

Meaning

Match, Contest

word

背負う

Meaning

Carry

word

御負け

Meaning

Bonus

word

負け

Meaning

Loss

word

負担

Meaning

Burden

word

負傷

Meaning

Injury

Words Related to 負債 Through the Kanji 債

These 3 Words contain the Kanji 債 as well.

word

債権

Meaning

Claim, Credit

word

債務

Meaning

Debt

word

社債

Meaning

Corporate bonds

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