赤字 (あかじ): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

赤字 (あかじ) means deficit / financial loss.

See example sentences below.

赤字 at a glance

赤字

あかじakaji

N1noun

deficit / financial loss

赤字あかじakajiN1Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

deficit / financial loss

Example 1

今年の会社は赤字でした。

Translation

The company was in the red this year.

Example 2

赤字を減らすために努力しています。

Translation

We are working to reduce the deficit.