借金

しゃっきん
JLPT:N3
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1

Debt or a loan — money borrowed from others and the obligation to repay it.

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Examples

大学進学のために学生ローンで借金をした。

I took out a student loan and went into debt to attend university.

借金を早く返すために節約を始めた。

I started saving money to repay my debts quickly.

借金まみれになって生活が苦しい。

I'm buried in debt and life is difficult.

親からの無利子の借金で家を建てた。

I built a house with an interest-free loan from my parents.

2

Baseball slang for the number of games a team is below .500 (games under the .500 mark), e.g. 'three games under'.

NounBaseballColloquial

Examples

チームは現在借金3で、上位復帰は簡単ではない。

The team is currently three games under .500, so returning to the top ranks won't be easy.

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