VocabJLPT N1
bankruptcy
NounSuru VerbIntransitive Verb

Definitions

  1. 1. bankruptcy
  2. 2. insolvency
This noun refers to bankruptcy or financial ruin, when a person or company is unable to pay their debts. It is used in both legal and everyday contexts, and the verb form is made by adding する.

Example sentences

Sentence 1

If you can't repay that loan, is bankruptcy really the only option?

Sentence 2

"If we go bankrupt, what happens to the house?" my sister asked, her voice full of worry.

Sentence 3

Diving in with projections like that — isn't that heading straight for bankruptcy?

Sentence 4

Even so, he was desperate — "I just can't go bankrupt."

Sentence 5

Honestly, the word bankruptcy just won't leave my mind.