負債

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 負債, read ふさい, is the accounting noun debt or liability.
• Basic usage: 負債を返済する repays an existing debt; 多額の負債を抱える describes assuming a large liability.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Debt repaid and liability carried
  • Both take を, but 返済する reduces the debt and 抱える describes bearing it as an obligation.