JLPT N1 · Noun

赤字 (akaji)

赤字 (あかじ, akaji) is a Japanese noun meaning “(being in) the red; deficit”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: あかじ
Romaji: akaji
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

(being in) the red; deficit · noun
red letter; red writing · noun
corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red · noun

Example sentences

どのくらい莫大な赤字に国家は耐えられるのだろうか。

How huge a deficit can the nation stand?

Tatoeba #200401

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 赤字

赤

redセキ・シャク・あか・あか- · 7 strokes

字

character, letter, wordジ・あざ・あざな · 6 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 赤字.

赤あかred赤いあかいred赤ん坊あかんぼうbaby赤ちゃんあかちゃんbaby真っ赤まっかbright red赤道せきどうequator赤らむあからむto become red漢字かんじkanji字引じびきdictionary字じcharacter (esp. kanji)数字すうじnumeral文字もじletter (of an alphabet)文字もんじletter (of an alphabet)字体じたいform of a character (e.g. simplified, traditional)

Source: JMdict entry 1383440 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.