How to say 'Profit' in Japanese | 黒字

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The Japanese word for Profit is 'Kuroji', written as 黒字 in Japanese.'Profit' in hiragana is くろじ.

word

黒字

Meaning

Profit

Reading

くろじ

kuroji

Kanji

黒Black 字Character

Explanation

The Japanese noun '黒字 (くろじ)' means 'profit'. It is used in financial contexts to indicate that a company or organization is making a profit, as opposed to being in the red (赤字, あかじ). The term originates from the practice of using black ink to denote positive numbers in accounting. For example: The company is in the black「その会社は黒字です」(そのかいしゃはくろじです). This year we made a profit「今年は黒字でした」(ことしはくろじでした).

Part Of Speech

noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

2554

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 黒字

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

kanji

黒

Meaning

Black

kanji

字

Meaning

Character

Words Related to 黒字 Through the Kanji 黒

These 5 Words contain the Kanji 黒 as well.

word

真っ黒

Meaning

Pitch black

word

黒

Meaning

Black

word

黒い

Meaning

Black

word

黒板

Meaning

Blackboard

word

黒人

Meaning

Black person

Words Related to 黒字 Through the Kanji 字

These 11 Words contain the Kanji 字 as well.

word

文字

Meaning

Character, Letter

word

ローマ字

Meaning

Romaji

word

名字

Meaning

Surname

word

字

Meaning

Character

word

数字

Meaning

Number

word

十字路

Meaning

Crossroads

word

活字

Meaning

Type

word

字引

Meaning

Dictionary

word

漢字

Meaning

Kanji

word

赤字

Meaning

Deficit

word

十字

Meaning

Cross

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What does 'Kuroji' (黒字) mean?

'Kuroji' means 'Profit' .

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