| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| 赤字 | あかじ | 〔欠損〕a deficit |
| 1〔欠損〕a deficit 赤字になる show a loss／go into the red 赤字である be in the red／have a deficit 赤字を埋める 「make up [cover] the deficit 赤字を覚悟で knowing that there will be a deficit 50万円の赤字である We are five hundred thousand yen in the red. 赤字をなかなかなくせない It is hard to get out of the red. 2〔校正の赤い字〕 ゲラに赤字を入れる make corrections on a proof in red ink／〔校正する〕read a proof／proofread 赤字経営 deficit operation 会社は赤字経営だ The company is operating 「in the red [at a loss]. 赤字国債 a deficit-covering (government) bond 赤字財政 deficit [red-ink] financing; a financial deficit 赤字ローカル線〔鉄道などの〕 local lines which are in the red 赤字予算 「a deficit [an unbalanced] budget |