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負債 (ふさい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Common word JLPT N1 Freq. Frequency Top 20,000 Meanings 1
noun
debt ; liabilities
Refers to financial obligations or money owed, often used in business, accounting, and legal contexts. Can also be used figuratively for non-financial debts.
済さい
する
ため
に
資し
産さん
を
売ばい
却きゃく
し
た
。
They sold assets to repay their liabilities.
Similar words 借しゃっ 金きん 借金 is a more everyday term for borrowing or personal debt, while 負債 is a formal accounting/business term for liabilities.
債さい 務む 債務 emphasizes the legal obligation to pay, often used in contracts and law. 負債 focuses on the financial state of owing.
Etymology Compound of 負 (fu, 'bear, owe') and 債 (sai, 'debt, loan'). The kanji combination directly conveys the meaning of carrying debt.
