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    3. 赤字

    赤字

    赤あか字じ

    (being in) the red

    N1KMT3News #2+1CoreNounBusiness & FinanceKanji Vocab13 strokes

    あかじ

    Noun

    1.
    (being in) the red, deficit
    2.
    red letter, red writing
    3.
    corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red

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    今こん月げつは家か計けいが赤あか字じになった。

    Our household budget went into the red this month.

    KMT3Daily LifeBusiness & Finance
    その会かい社しゃは3年ねん連れん続ぞくで赤あか字じを計けい上じょうしている。

    That company has reported a deficit for three consecutive years.

    KMT3Business & Finance
    政せい府ふは財ざい政せい赤あか字じの削さく減げんを目め指ざしている。

    The government aims to reduce the fiscal deficit.

    KMT4Politics & LawBusiness & Finance
    経けい営えい者しゃは赤あか字じを黒くろ字じに転てん換かんするための戦せん略りゃくを練ねっている。

    The management is devising a strategy to turn the deficit into a surplus.

    KMT4Business & FinanceWork & Career
    先せん生せいは私わたしの作さく文ぶんの赤あか字じを丁てい寧ねいに直なおしてくれた。

    The teacher carefully corrected my essay in red ink.

    KMT4EducationDaily Life

    Kanji that make up this word

    赤
    あか・あか-・あか.い・あか.らむ・あか.らめる…(5)
    red
    字
    あざ・あざな・-な…(1)
    character・letter・word・section of village
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