Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 公債(こうさい) in Japanese

公債
Kana Reading
こうさい
Romaji
kōsai
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no'
    Meaning
    public debt; public bond or securities
    Example sentence
    戦争の資金を調達するために公債が発行された。 Bonds were issued to finance a war.

Examples of 公債, こうさい in a sentence

Kanji in this word

債 JLPT 1

13 strokes

bond, loan, debt

On'Yomi: サイ

Kun'Yomi:

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公 JLPT 2

4 strokes

public, prince, official, governmental

On'Yomi: コウ, ク

Kun'Yomi: おおやけ

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