# 債 — Debt

Frequency rank 1146 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Rarer in this ranking, but still part of the 2,608-character published set.

More common than 沖 (Open Sea), less common than 透 (Transparent).

- On’yomi: さい
- Kun’yomi: —
- Radical: 人 Person (Kangxi 9)
- Frequency path: Level IX of XX

A person on the left, with shellfish and a cliff on the right — a person who trades shellfish over a cliff's edge accumulates debt.

In words:

- 負債 ふさい — debt;liabilities

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