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不良債権 (ふりょうさいけん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

不ふ良りょう債さい権けん

ふ

りょ

う

さ

い

け

ん

Meanings

1

noun

bad debt; nonperforming loan

Financial term for a loan on which the borrower is not making payments as scheduled, or the debt is unlikely to be fully recovered.

銀ぎん行こうは不ふ良りょう債さい権けんの処しょ理りに追おわれている。
Banks are busy dealing with nonperforming loans.
不ふ良りょう債さい権

けん

が

増ふ

える

と

金きん

融ゆう

システム

が

不ふ

安あん

定てい

に

なる

。

An increase in bad debts destabilizes the financial system.

Kanji

不negative, non-, bad
良good, pleasing, skilled
債bond, loan, debt
権authority, power, rights

Similar words

貸かし倒だおれ
貸倒れ refers specifically to a loan that has become uncollectible and is written off, while 不良債権 is a broader category including loans at risk of default.
焦こげ付つき
焦げ付き is a colloquial term for a bad debt that has become stuck or irrecoverable, often used in business contexts.

Etymology

Compound of 不良 (ふりょう, 'bad, defective') and 債権 (さいけん, 'credit, claim, bond'). The term became widely used in Japan during the financial crisis of the 1990s.