赤字 (Akaji) is a Japanese noun meaning “(being in) the red, deficit, red letter, red writing”.
Meanings
- noun(being in) the red; deficit
- nounred letter; red writing
- nouncorrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red
Examples
商売は赤字だ。
The business is in the red.
同社は赤字である。
The company is in deficit.
昨年は赤字でした。
We went into the red last year.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).