負債|ふさいfusai[0]heiban (flat)

JLPT N1approx.Common
Definitions
  1. noundebt; liabilities
    その金かねは負債ふさいの支払しはらいに充当じゅうとうすることになっている。↗
    The money is to be applied to the debt.
Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym債務さいむWrittenWritten/legal term for the obligation to repay or perform as agreed, as in 「債務不履行」; 「負債」 leans toward the money owed itself.
  • Synonym借金しゃっきんNeutralThe everyday word for borrowed money, common in speech; 「負債」 is more formal and is also the accounting term.
  • Synonym借りかりNeutralMoney or a favor one owes, as in 「借りを返す」; includes debts of gratitude, while 「負債」 leans toward accounting.
  • Synonym借財しゃくざいWrittenWritten word for borrowed money and the debts it creates; in everyday speech 「借金」 is the normal choice.
  • Synonym借銭しゃくせんWrittenWritten but old-fashioned word for money owed; in daily conversation say 「借金」.
  • Related負い目おいめNeutralMainly a feeling of owing someone, an emotional or moral debt; it can also mean an actual debt, but 「負債」 is the usual word for financial debt.
  • Related借り入れかりいれNeutralBorrowing funds, e.g. from a bank; leans financial jargon. 「負債」 is the total liabilities on the accounting books.
  • Related借入しゃくにゅうNeutralSame word as 「借り入れ」 above, in a variant spelling: borrowing funds, a finance term; 「負債」 is the accounting total.
  • Related金銭債務きんせんさいむWrittenLegal term for obligations that must be settled in money specifically; 「負債」 is the broader term.
  • Antonym資産しさんNeutralAntonym: assets, standing opposite 「負債」 on the accounting books.
  • Antonym債権さいけんWrittenLegal antonym: a creditor's claim, standing opposite 「負債」 in the debtor-creditor relationship.

Use 「負債」 for debts and liabilities of individuals and companies alike; in accounting it also means total liabilities. For legal obligations pick 「債務」; for borrowed money in everyday speech 「借金」; for owing someone a favor 「負い目」 or 「借り」. Antonyms: 「資産」 and 「債権」.

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Japanese definitions
  1. 他ほかから金品きんぴんを借かり、その返済へんさい義務ぎむを負おうこと。また、その返かえすべき金品きんぴん。
  2. 簿記ぼきにおいては、債権者さいけんしゃに対たいしての債務さいむと負債ふさい性せい引当金ひきあてきんを合計ごうけいしたもの。また、企業きぎょうの総そう資本しほんから自己じこ資本しほんを引ひいたもの。
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