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資本主 (しほんぬし) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

資し本ほん主ぬし

also: しほんしゅ

Meanings

1

noun

investor; stockholder; capital owner

Refers to a person or entity that provides capital to a business, typically holding ownership shares. Used in financial and business contexts.

その会かい社しゃの資し本ほん主ぬしは、海かい外がいの投とう資しファンドだ。
The company's capital owner is an overseas investment fund.
資し本ほん主ぬしとして、彼かれは経けい営えいに口くちを出だす権けん利りがある。
As an investor, he has the right to have a say in management.

Written forms

資本主
- しほんぬし
  Standard kanji spelling. The reading しほんぬし is the most common.
- しほんしゅ
  Alternate reading, less common. May be encountered in some contexts.
しほんしゅ

Kanji

資assets, resources, capital
本book, present, main

主lord, chief, master

Similar words

投とう資し家か
投資家 is a more general term for any investor, while 資本主 specifically emphasizes ownership of capital or shares in a business.
株かぶ主ぬし
株主 specifically means 'shareholder' in a joint-stock company, whereas 資本主 can refer to any provider of capital, including sole proprietors or partners.

Etymology

Compound of 資本 (shihon, 'capital') and 主 (nushi/shu, 'owner' or 'master'). The reading しほんぬし uses the kun'yomi for 主, while しほんしゅ uses the on'yomi.