Common word› JLPT N2 › Freq. Frequency Top 2,000 Conjugation 投資する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 投とう 資し する 投とう 資し しない Polite 投とう 資し します 投とう 資し しません Past polite 投とう 資し しました 投とう 資し しませんでした Past 投とう 資し した 投とう 資し しなかった Te-form 投とう 資し して 投とう 資し しないで Desire 投とう 資し したい 投とう 資し したくない Potential 投とう 資し できる 投とう 資し できない Passive 投とう 資し される 投とう 資し されない Causative 投とう 資し させる 投とう 資し させない Causative passive 投とう 資し させられる 投とう 資し させられない Volitional 投とう 資し しよう Polite volitional 投とう 資し しましょう Imperative 投とう 資し しろ 投とう 資し するな Conditional 投とう 資し すれば 投とう 資し しなければ Tara conditional 投とう 資し したら 投とう 資し しなかったら
Usage patterns 〈 物もの 〉 に 投とう 資し する to invest in something (e.g. stocks, real estate)
He invested his retirement money in stocks.
〈 事こと 〉 に 投とう 資し する to invest (time, effort, etc.) in something
She invested a lot of time in her own education.
投とう 資し を 行おこな う to make an investment (formal)
The government made an investment in new equipment.
投とう 資し を 回かい 収しゅう する to recoup an investment
The company plans to recoup its investment in five years.
Kanji 資 assets, resources, capital Related words· 10 投機 implies speculative, short-term trading aimed at quick profit, while 投資 covers broader, often longer-term allocation of resources expecting a return.
出資 specifically means putting up capital as a stakeholder in a business or project, whereas 投資 is the general term for investing money, time, or effort for a return.
投資 refers specifically to financial investment aimed at profit, while 投入 can describe committing any resource—money, staff, or effort—into an effort.
投資する is a formal financial term for investing, while 注ぎ込む is more vivid and can describe pouring in money, effort, or other resources heavily.
Show 6 more Show fewer 投資 is the general word for investing money, while 利殖 specifically stresses growing one's wealth or profit through such activity.
投資 is the everyday term for financial investment, while 投下 emphasizes the large-scale or strategic act of pouring resources into something.
投資 refers only to putting capital into something for profit, whereas 投融資 covers both that investment and the separate act of lending money.
投資する specifically means to invest money or capital, whereas 投じる can also take non-financial objects such as 時間 or 労力 .
投資する specifically means to invest money for financial return, while 注ぎ込む can describe pouring in money, time, or effort without implying a return.
投資する is the plain, common verb for investing money, while 投ずる in this sense is a formal alternative often paired with 資金 or 資本 .
Don't confuse with 融資 means a loan or financing extended to someone, while 投資 means putting one's own resources into something expecting a return; the two are often confused in business contexts.
投資 is the act of investing itself, while 投資家 is the person who performs that act.
Word family· 47 Show 5 more Show fewer private investment; individual investment
prior investment; upfront investment
public investment
diversified investment; portfolio diversification
initial investment
See all 47 in Explore →
Etymology Compound of 投 (throw, cast) and 資 (capital, resources). The combination conveys the idea of putting resources into something with the expectation of future returns.
Report an issue with this page
Copyright © 2026 Kotomora. All Rights Reserved.
