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    黒字

    黒くろ字じ

    (being in) the black

    N1KMT3News #2+1CoreNounBusiness & FinanceKanji Vocab17 strokes

    くろじ

    Noun

    1.
    (being in) the black, surplus
    2.
    black letter

    Stroke 0 / 17

    Speed1.0x

    今こん月げつは黒くろ字じでした。

    We were in the black this month.

    KMT3Business & Finance
    会かい社しゃは3期き連れん続ぞくで黒くろ字じを達たっ成せいしました。

    The company achieved a surplus for three consecutive terms.

    KMT3Business & Finance
    来らい年ねんの予よ算さんでは、黒くろ字じを維い持じすることが目もく標ひょうです。

    Maintaining a surplus is the goal for next year's budget.

    KMT4Business & Finance
    経けい営えい努ど力りょくの結けっ果か、赤あか字じから黒くろ字じに転てん換かんすることができました。

    As a result of management efforts, we were able to turn a deficit into a surplus.

    KMT5Business & Finance
    輸ゆ出しゅつが増ぞう加かし、貿ぼう易えき収しゅう支しが黒くろ字じになりました。

    Exports increased, and the trade balance went into surplus.

    KMT5Business & Finance

    Kanji that make up this word

    黒
    くろ・くろ.ずむ・くろ.い…(1)
    black
    字
    あざ・あざな・-な…(1)
    character・letter・word・section of village
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