資金繰り

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 資金繰り is read as しきんぐり and is a noun for managing cash inflows and outflows so a business can meet its payments, or for obtaining the needed financing.
• Basic usage: Next month’s cash management appears in 来月の資金繰り, while cash flow becoming difficult appears in 資金繰りが苦しくなる.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Managing cash flow rather than stating a balance
  • It denotes arranging receipts, payments, and shortfalls over time rather than merely stating how much money is held.
• Difference from 資金
  • Unlike the word for business funds themselves, this term focuses on the continuing process of managing those funds.