1.
debt, loan
Money that is owed or borrowed.
友達に借金をした。
I borrowed money from a friend.
借金をする = to borrow money, to go into debt
借金を返さなければならない。
I have to pay back my debt.
彼は事業に失敗して多額の借金を抱えることになった。返済のために昼夜働いている。
He failed in business and ended up with a large debt. He works day and night to pay it back.
借金 refers to debt or the act of borrowing money.
COMMON PATTERNS:
- 借金をする (to borrow money, to incur debt)
- 借金を返す (to repay debt)
- 借金を抱える (to carry debt)
- 借金が増える (debt increases)
- 借金を完済する (to pay off debt completely)
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 多額の借金 (large debt)
- 借金返済 (debt repayment)
- 借金取り (debt collector)
- 借金苦 (suffering from debt)
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 借金: personal debt/loan (informal borrowing)
- 負債: liabilities, debt (formal/accounting term)
- ローン: loan (from a bank or financial institution)