noun
Refers to the original funds or assets used as the basis for investment, business, or financial operations. Often used in economic and business contexts.
事業を始めるための原資を集める。
We raise capital to start the business.
投資の原資は貯金から出した。
The principal for the investment came from savings.
Compound of 原 (gen, 'original') and 資 (shi, 'resources, capital'). The term is a modern Sino-Japanese coinage used primarily in financial and business contexts.