資し金きん

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Common wordJLPTN2Freq.FrequencyTop 2,000

Meanings

noun

funds; capital

General term for money used for a specific purpose, such as business operations, investment, or project financing.

新あたらしい事じ業ぎょうを始はじめるための資し金きんを集あつめている。
We are raising funds to start a new business.
十じゅう分ぶんな資し金きんがないと、計けい画かくは実じつ現げんできない。
Without sufficient capital, the plan cannot be realized.

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Usage patterns

〈物しきん〉を調達ちょうたつするto raise/procure funds
新あたらしい事じ業ぎょうのために資し金きんを調ちょう達たつする必ひつ要ようがある。
We need to raise funds for the new business.
資し金きんを集あつめるto gather/collect funds
クラウドファンディングで資し金きんを集あつめた。
We collected funds through crowdfunding.
資し金きんが不ふ足そくするto be short of funds
計けい画かくを進すすめるには資し金きんが不ふ足そくしている。
There aren't enough funds to move the plan forward.
資し金きんを投とう入にゅうするto inject/pour funds into something
政せい府ふは市し場じょうに大たい量りょうの資し金きんを投とう入にゅうした。
The government injected a large amount of funds into the market.
資し金きんを運うん用ようするto manage/invest funds
銀ぎん行こうは預あずかった資し金きんを運うん用ようしている。
The bank manages the funds it has been entrusted with.

Expressions

資し金きん面めんfinancial aspect; funding side; financials
資し金きんを出だすprovide funds; fund; advance capital

Kanji

資assets, resources, capital
金gold

Related words· 13

資し本ほんN3
資本 refers to capital as a factor of production or a company's total assets, while 資金 is the more concrete pool of money set aside for spending or investment.
費ひ用ようN3
費用 means the cost or expense actually paid for something, whereas 資金 focuses on the funds available before they are spent.
財ざい源げんN1
財源 emphasizes the source or origin of money (often government revenue), while 資金 emphasizes the accumulated funds themselves regardless of source.
基き金きんN1
資金 is the general word for money/capital used for any purpose, while 基金 specifically denotes a fund set aside for a fixed, dedicated purpose like a foundation or reserve.

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ファンド
資金 is the broad native word for 'funds' or 'capital', while ファンド specifically denotes an organized investment fund such as a mutual fund.
資し
資金 is the everyday word for money set aside for a specific purpose, whereas 資 alone is a formal, rarely standalone term for funds.
キャピタル
資金 refers to funds or money set aside for a purpose, whereas キャピタル specifically denotes capital as an economic asset base.
マネーN1
資金 refers specifically to funds or capital earmarked for a purpose, whereas マネー is a broader, more casual katakana term for money in general.
原げん資し
資金 refers generally to funds set aside for a purpose, whereas 原資 emphasizes that these funds are the original base capital behind an investment or operation.
資し本ほん金きんN2
資金 refers to funds set aside for a purpose, whereas 資本金 is the formally registered capital stock of a company.
元がん金きん
資金 is a general word for funds or money set aside for a purpose, while 元金 specifically means the original principal amount.
ファイナンス
資金 means the actual funds or capital itself, while ファイナンス refers to the activity or process of financing.
金きん銭せんN3
資金 means funds earmarked for a specific purpose such as a business or project, while 金銭 is the general formal word for money itself.

Word family· 47

資し金きん繰ぐり
fundraising; financing; cash flow management
軍ぐん資し金きん
war funds; war chest · funds (for activities); campaign funds
出しゅっ資し金きん
capital; investment; equity
資し金きん力りょく
financial strength; economic clout
資し金きん源げん
source of funds; funding source

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資し金きん難なん
financial difficulty; shortage of funds; cash flow problem
低てい利り資し金きん
low-interest funds
信しん託たく資し金きん
trust fund
公こう的てき資し金きん
public funds; public money
回かい転てん資し金きん
revolving fund; working capital
在ざい庫こ資し金きん
stock fund; inventory fund
奨しょう学がく資し金きん
scholarship fund

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Etymology

Compound of 資 (resources, assets) and 金 (money). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the combination naturally conveys 'monetary resources'.