債務（さいむ）
JLPT N2 · noun
Pitch accent: atamadaka (head-high) — first mora high, then falls
Meaning: debt/liability
Example sentences
- 会社の債務を少しずつ返す。 — The company is paying off its debt little by little.
- 債務が増えて経営が苦しい。 — Mounting debt has made management difficult.
Antonyms
- 債権 (さいけん) — credit/claim
Related words
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- Example sentences from Japanese novels & web fiction (Massif)
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