負 債(ふさい)

ふさい

noun

debt; liabilities

formalbusiness

1. debt; liabilities; financial obligations

Money owed to others. Used both in accounting and financial contexts for formal liabilities, and more broadly for personal debts.

会社(かいしゃ)の負債(ふさい)が増(ふ)えている。

The company's debts are increasing.

負債(ふさい)総額(そうがく)は一億円(いちおくえん)を超(こ)えた。

The total liabilities exceeded 100 million yen.

多額(たがく)の負債(ふさい)を抱(かか)えたまま倒産(とうさん)した企業(きぎょう)もある。

Some companies have gone bankrupt while carrying massive debts.

A formal, financial term. In accounting, 負債(ふさい) appears on the balance sheet opposite 資産(しさん) (assets).

Common collocations

負債(ふさい)を抱(かか)える (to carry debt)
負債(ふさい)総額(そうがく) (total liabilities)
負債(ふさい)を返済(へんさい)する (to repay debts)
資産(しさん)と負債(ふさい) (assets and liabilities)

Usage

負債(ふさい) is more formal than 借金(しゃっきん) (borrowed money, personal debt). 借金(しゃっきん) is everyday language for owing money, while 負債(ふさい) is the standard term in business, accounting, and legal contexts.

Related Words

Antonym: 資産(しさん) (assets)

Compare: 借金(しゃっきん) (debt, loan, borrowing money)

Related: 返済(へんさい) (repayment)

Related: 債務者(さいむしゃ) (debtor)

Related: 貸借対照表(たいしゃくたいしょうひょう) (balance sheet)

Compare: 他人資本(たにんしほん) (borrowed capital)

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Added 2026.3.4 16:26 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01

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