赤字|あかじakaji[0]heiban (flat)

1. noun(being in) the red; deficit
   どのくらい莫大ばくだいな赤字あかじに国家こっかは耐たえられるのだろうか。↗

   How huge a deficit can the nation stand?
2. nounred letter; red writing
3. nouncorrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red

• Synonym欠損けっそんWrittenWritten/formal prose: a deficit or loss in accounting, or a part missing from something, e.g. 「欠損金」, 「歯の欠損」; leans technical—accounting and medicine.
• SynonymマイナスNeutralNeutral loanword, common in speech: a negative number or a disadvantage, e.g. 「マイナス成長」.
• Related損失そんしつNeutralNeutral: a loss in the broad sense, e.g. 「多大な損失」; its range is wide and not limited to spending exceeding income.
• Related損そんNeutralNeutral: being out of pocket or worse off, e.g. 「損をする」; leans on personal feeling rather than bookkeeping.
• Related差損さそんWrittenWritten/formal prose, specialist jargon: a loss from exchange rates or price differences, as in 「為替差損」; not everyday speech.
• Antonym黒字くろじNeutralNeutral: the opposite of 「赤字」—income exceeds spending, a surplus or being in the black.

Use 「赤字」 when spending exceeds income or an organization runs a deficit, as in 「赤字経営」「財政赤字」; it can also mean red-ink corrections. For losses in accounting say 「欠損」, for losses in general 「損失」; 「黒字」 is the opposite.

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1. 赤色あかいろの文字もじ。
2. 支出ししゅつが収入しゅうにゅうを上回うわまわること。
3. 文字もじを修正しゅうせいすること。「赤字あかじを入いれる」