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他人資本 (たにんしほん, taninshihon) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

他た人にん資し本ほん

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Meanings

1

borrowed capital; loan capital; debt capital

Finance term for capital raised through borrowing, as opposed to equity. Used in corporate finance contexts.

企き業ぎょうは他た人にん資し本ほんを活かつ用ようし

て

事じ

業ぎょう

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拡かく

大だい

する

こと

が

ある

。

Companies sometimes use borrowed capital to expand their business.

Kanji

他other, another, the others
人person
資assets, resources, capital
本book, present, main

Related words

自じ己こ資し本ほん
自己資本 means equity capital (own capital), while 他人資本 refers to borrowed or debt capital from outside sources.

Opposites

自じ己こ資し本ほん
自己資本 is a company's own capital (equity), while 他人資本 is capital borrowed from others (liabilities).

Built from

他た人にん+資し本ほん

Etymology

Compound of 他人 (other person, outsider) and 資本 (capital), literally 'other people's capital'. A straightforward financial term.