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借金漬け (しゃっきんづけ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

借しゃっ金きん漬づけ

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Meanings

1

deeply in debt; drowning in debt

Describes a state of being heavily burdened by debt, often used in expressions like 借金漬けになる or 借金漬けの生活.

彼かれは借しゃっ金きん漬づけで、毎まい日にち取とり立たての電でん話わに

悩なや

まさ

れ

て

いる

。

He is deeply in debt and is bothered by collection calls every day.

ギャンブルのせいで借しゃっ金きん漬づけになってしまった。

He ended up drowning in debt because of gambling.

Kanji

借borrow, rent
金gold
漬pickling, soak, moisten

Related words

借しゃっ金きん
借金 means 'debt' or 'borrowing money', while 借金漬け specifically means being heavily burdened by debt.
負ふ債さい
負債 is a more formal term for 'liabilities' or 'debt', often used in financial contexts, whereas 借金漬け is a colloquial expression for being overwhelmed by debt.

Built from

借しゃっ金きん+漬つける

Etymology

Compound of 借金 (shakkin, 'debt') and 漬け (zuke, 'soaked' or 'pickled'), literally meaning 'soaked in debt'.