JLPT N1 · 13 strokes
Kanji 債: "bond, loan, debt"
The kanji 債 means "bond, loan, debt". It is written with 13 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read サイ in on'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
サイ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
no recorded reading
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | bond, loan, debt |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 13 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 728 of 2,501 |
Common words with 債
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 負債debt; liabilities
- 債権credit; claim
- 債務debt; liabilities; obligation to a person or party (usu. legal or contractual)
- 債権者creditor
- 国債national debt; national securities; government bonds; government securities
- 不良債権bad debt; nonperforming loan
- 債券bond; debenture
- 債務者debtor
- 債debt; loan
- 公債public debt; public bond; government securities
- 債務整理adjustment of debts; debt-workout; consolidation of debts; settlement of debts
- 債務超過insolvency
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