借入金・借り入れ金|かりいれきんkariirekin[0]heiban (flat)
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Which spelling to use
借入金借入金 is the most common written form and the recommended choice for beginners. It is written entirely in kanji.
借り入れ金借り入れ金 is a less common written variant. It combines kanji and kana and uses irregular okurigana.
Definitions
- nounloan; loan payable; debt
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym借款しゃっかんFormalFormal: a loan, i.e. a borrowing-and-lending of money and its contract, often international long-term loans such as 「円借款」; 「借入金」 is an accounting item.
- Synonym借りかりNeutralColloquial: a money debt or a favor owed, as in 「借りを返す」; leans private, unlike the corporate 「借入金」.
- Synonym借金しゃっきんNeutralBorrowing money and the debt still owed, as in 「借金を返す」; leans toward personal debt, while 「借入金」 is typical of company accounts.
- Related借り入れかりいれNeutralRefers to the act of borrowing, as in 「銀行からの借り入れ」; action-oriented, while 「借入金」 is the borrowed money itself.
- Related借入しゃくにゅうNeutralSame word, also written 「借入」; it refers to the act of borrowing, while the borrowed money itself is 「借入金」.
- Related借財しゃくざいWrittenWritten/formal prose: debts owed; leans old-fashioned and is not an accounting item.
- Related借銭しゃくせんWrittenWritten/formal prose: money borrowed from others; rare in modern usage, an old-fashioned word.
- Related金銭債務きんせんさいむFormalFormal: an obligation to pay money; leans legal terminology.
- Antonym貸付金かしつけきんNeutralFormal: money lent out, the opposite of borrowed 「借入金」.
Use 「借入金」 for money a company has borrowed or as a liability line item, as in 「長期借入金」. For personal debt say 「借金」; international long-term loans are often called 「借款」. The opposite is 「貸付金」.
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