財ざい政せい赤あか字じ

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Meanings

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noun

fiscal deficit; budget deficit

Refers to a government's shortfall when expenditures exceed revenues in a given fiscal period.

property, money, wealth

政politics, government

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赤あか字じ
赤字 is a general term for 'deficit' or 'red ink', while 財政赤字 specifically refers to a government's fiscal deficit.
財ざい政せい黒くろ字じ
財政黒字 is the opposite, meaning 'fiscal surplus'.

Compound of 財政 (finance, fiscal) and 赤字 (deficit, literally 'red figures').