債権(さいけん)

さいけん
noun
credit, claim, receivable
formallegal
See also: 債券(さいけん) (bond, debenture)
1. credit, claim, receivable
A legal right to receive payment or performance from another party, such as money owed.
債権(さいけん)を回収(かいしゅう)する。
Collect a receivable.
不良(ふりょう)債権(さいけん)の処理(しょり)が問題(もんだい)になっている。
The handling of bad debts has become a problem.
会社(かいしゃ)は多額(たがく)の債権(さいけん)を保有(ほゆう)している。
The company holds a large amount of receivables.

債権(さいけん) is a legal and financial term referring to the right to receive payment.

Common expressions

  • 債権(さいけん)者(しゃ): creditor
  • 債権(さいけん)回収(かいしゅう): debt collection
  • 不良(ふりょう)債権(さいけん): bad debt/non-performing loan
  • 債権(さいけん)放棄(ほうき): debt forgiveness
  • 売掛(うりかけ)債権(さいけん): accounts receivable

Opposite term

Note: 不良(ふりょう)債権(さいけん) became a major topic during Japan's "Lost Decade" economic downturn in the 1990s.

Related Words

Homophone: 再建(さいけん) (reconstruction, rebuilding)
Antonym: 債務(さいむ) (debt)
Related: 抵当(ていとう) (mortgage)
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Added 2026.1.29 8:59 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01
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