Japanese word

黒字

Pronunciation

Romajikuroji

Meaning

  • nounin the black

Example

会社は今年、黒字です。kai sha wa kotoshi kuro ji de su

The company is in the black this year.

Illustration for 黒字 (in the black)

More examples

経費を見直した結果、事業は黒字になりました。kei hi o mi nao shi ta kek ka ji gyō wa kuro ji ni na ri ma shi ta

After reviewing its expenses, the business became profitable.

Core concept

It indicates that an organization or activity has moved beyond covering its costs and is producing a positive financial balance.

Common phrases

  • 黒字になるkuro ji ni na ru

    become profitable

  • 黒字を計上するkuro ji o kei jō su ru

    report a profit

  • 黒字を維持するkuro ji o i ji su ru

    remain profitable

Similar words

利益rieki: Money remaining after business costs are deducted from income.
儲けmōke: A colloquial term for money gained after the costs of an activity are paid.

Definition in Japanese

事業や組織の収支が差し引きで利益となっていること。ji gyō ya so shiki no shū shi ga sa shi hi ki de ri eki to na tte i ru ko to

Word origin

黒字 (kuroji) is made from 黒 (kuro, "black") and 字 (ji, "character"), reflecting the convention of marking profits in black and losses in red in accounts.

Usage tips

  • A company can be 黒字 (kuroji) for one year and 赤字 (akaji) for another, so the term describes the financial result of a particular period rather than permanent success.

Other meanings

  • surplusnoun

Opposites

Related words

  • 黒字化kurojikareturn to profitabilitynoun

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