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資本自由化 (しほんじゆうか) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

資し本ほん自じ由ゆう化か

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Meanings

1

noun

liberalization of capital transactions

Economic term referring to the removal of restrictions on international capital flows and foreign investment.

日本にほんは1960年ねん代だいに資し本ほん自じ由ゆう化かを進すすめた。
Japan promoted the liberalization of capital transactions in the 1960s.
資し本ほん自じ由ゆう化かは海かい外がい

投とう

資し

を

増ふ

やす

効こう

果か

が

ある

。

Liberalization of capital transactions has the effect of increasing overseas investment.

Kanji

資assets, resources, capital
本book, present, main
自oneself
由wherefore, a reason
化change, take the form of, influence

Similar words

貿ぼう易えき自じ由ゆう化か
Refers to trade liberalization (goods and services), while 資本自由化 specifically concerns capital flows and investment.
金きん融ゆう自じ由ゆう化か
Broader financial liberalization, including interest rate deregulation and removal of banking restrictions; 資本自由化 is a subset focusing on cross-border capital movements.

Etymology

Compound of 資本 (capital) and 自由化 (liberalization). The term became common in economic policy discussions during Japan's post-war economic growth and opening to international capital markets.