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    3. 債務

    債務

    債さい務む

    debt

    KMT3News #3+1NounBusiness & FinanceKanji Vocab24 strokes

    さいむ

    Noun

    1.
    debt, liabilities, obligation to a person or party (usu. legal or contractual)

    Stroke 0 / 24

    Speed1.0x

    彼かれは多た額がくの債さい務むを抱かかえています。

    He has a large amount of debt.

    KMT3Business & Finance
    その会かい社しゃは債さい務む超ちょう過かに陥におちいった。

    That company fell into insolvency (excess of liabilities over assets).

    KMT3Business & Finance
    債さい務むの返へん済さい計けい画かくを立たてる必ひつ要ようがあります。

    It is necessary to make a debt repayment plan.

    KMT4Business & Finance
    政せい府ふは国くにの債さい務む削さく減げんに取とり組くんでいます。

    The government is working on reducing the national debt.

    KMT4Politics & LawBusiness & Finance
    国こく際さい的てきな金きん融ゆう危き機きにより、多おおくの国くにが債さい務む問もん題だいに直ちょく面めんしました。

    Due to the international financial crisis, many countries faced debt problems.

    KMT5Business & FinancePolitics & Law

    Kanji that make up this word

    債
    bond・loan・debt
    務
    つと.める…(3)
    task・duties
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