黒字(くろじ)

黒字(くろじ) literally means 'black letters', from the practice of recording profits in black ink.

Common collocations

• 黒字(くろじ)になる (to become profitable)
• 黒字(くろじ)を出(だ)す (to make a profit)
• 黒字(くろじ)に転(てん)じる (to turn a profit)
• 黒字(くろじ)経営(けいえい) (profitable operations)
• 貿易(ぼうえき)黒字(くろじ) (trade surplus)

Similar words

• 黒字(くろじ) (surplus, in the black)
• 赤字(あかじ) (deficit, in the red)

Usage

黒字(くろじ)倒産(とうさん) (bankruptcy despite profitability) refers to companies that go bankrupt due to cash flow problems despite being profitable on paper.