国債

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 国債 is read as こくさい and means a government bond.
• Basic usage: It appears in explanations of government bond issuance and in documents listing a bond’s interest rate and maturity.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Explaining bond issuance
  • 国債を発行する means that a government issues bonds. Example: 授業で政府が国債を発行する仕組みを学んだ。
• Checking bond terms
  • 国債の利率と満期 identifies the interest rate and maturity of a government bond. Example: 資料には国債の利率と満期が記されている。