借金 (しゃっきん): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

借金 (しゃっきん) means debt / loan / money owed.

See example sentences below.

借金 at a glance

借金

しゃっきんshakkin

N3noun

debt / loan / money owed

借金しゃっきんshakkinN3Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

debt / loan / money owed

Example 1

大学の学費で借金ができた。

Translation

I went into debt to pay for college tuition.

Example 2

彼は借金を返すのに苦労している。

Translation

He is struggling to pay off his debts.