借金 (しゃっきん) Meaning & Kanji Breakdown — "debt, loan, liabilities" | Shibashi Japanese Kanji Mnemonics

しゃっきん

借金

N

DEBT, LOAN, LIABILITIES (loan, liabilities)

しゃく借 • BORROW

きん金 • GOLD

When you borrow (借) gold (money) (金), you are in debt.

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Kanji Inside 借金 (debt, loan, liabilities)

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Kanji 借 (Borrow) mnemonic tile

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MORE WORDS WITH 借 / 金

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借りる V

かりる

お金 N

おかね

代金 N

だいきん

price, payment, cost, charge, payment, cost, charge

金 N

かね

現金 N

げんきん

cash, ready money, mercenary, self-interested, ready money, mercenary, self-interested

金曜 N

きんよう

(abbr) Friday (abbr)