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    3. 借金

    借金

    借しゃっ金きん

    debt

    N3KMT4News #5+1CoreBusiness & FinanceSports & Martial ArtsKanji Vocab18 strokes

    しゃっきん

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Transitive

    1.
    debt, loan, liabilities, borrowing money

    Noun

    2.
    number of games under the .500 mark
    colloquialbaseball

    Stroke 0 / 18

    Speed1.0x

    彼かれは借しゃっ金きんがある。

    He has debt.

    KMT3Daily Life
    借しゃっ金きんを返へん済さいするために一いっ生しょう懸けん命めい働はたらいた。

    I worked hard to repay my debt.

    KMT4Daily LifeBusiness & Finance
    彼かれは事じ業ぎょうを始はじめるために銀ぎん行こうから借しゃっ金きんをした。

    He borrowed money from the bank to start a business.

    KMT4Business & Finance
    そのチームは借しゃっ金きんが5つになった。

    That team is now 5 games under .500.

    KMT4Sports & Martial Arts
    会かい社しゃの借しゃっ金きんが膨ふくらみ、経けい営えいが困こん難なんになった。

    The company's debt swelled, and management became difficult.

    KMT5Business & Finance

    Kanji that make up this word

    借
    か.りる…(1)
    borrow・rent
    金
    かね・かな-・-がね…(8)
    gold
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