資し本ほん

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Common wordJLPTN3Freq.FrequencyTop 5,000

Meanings

Refers to money or assets used to start or run a business, or more broadly to resources that serve as a foundation for economic activity.

資し本ほんを投とうじるto invest capital (into something)
その会かい社しゃは新しん事じ業ぎょうに大おおきな資し本ほんを投とうじた。
The company invested a large amount of capital into the new business.
資し本ほんを集あつめるto raise capital
スタートアップは投とう資し家かから資し本ほんを集あつめた。
The startup raised capital from investors.
資し本ほんを増ふやすto increase capital
会かい社しゃは増ぞう資しによって資し本ほんを増ふやした。
The company increased its capital through a capital raise.
〈事こと〉に資し本ほんを投とう資しするto invest capital in something
彼かれは不ふ動どう産さんに資し本ほんを投とう資しした。
He invested capital in real estate.

資し金きんN2
資金 is a general word for money set aside for a purpose, while 資本 specifically denotes capital used as a factor of production or investment.
元もと手で
元手 is a casual, everyday term for the seed money needed to start something, whereas 資本 is the more formal economic term for capital.
資し本ほん金きんN2
資本 is the broader economic term for capital in general, while 資本金 specifically denotes the legally recorded capital amount of a company.
原げん資し
資本 is the broad economic term for capital including accumulated funds, while 原資 specifically points to the original source money before it's put to use.

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キャピタル
資本 is the standard Japanese term for 'capital' used broadly in economics, while キャピタル is a loanword favored in modern business and finance jargon (e.g. キャピタルゲイン).
資し
資本 specifically means economic capital used to run a business, while 資 is a broader, more literary term for funds or resources that appears mainly in compounds.
元がん金きん
資本 refers to capital used to run a business in general, whereas 元金 specifically denotes the original sum before interest or profit.
元がん本ぽん
資本 refers broadly to capital used to generate business income, overlapping with 元本's second sense of income-producing assets.

負ふ債さいN1
資本 represents the funds a business owns or has invested, while 負債 represents the debts or liabilities it owes.

資し産さんN2
資産 refers to all assets a person or company owns, while 資本 specifically means the capital invested to generate business activity.
四よん本ほん
四本 (rarely read しほん) sounds identical to 資本, which means capital or funds, so context alone distinguishes them.
社しゃ会かい資し本ほん
資本 means capital or funds used to produce goods or services in general, whereas 社会資本 specifically refers to public infrastructure like roads and utilities.

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A Sino-Japanese compound of 資 (resources, assets) and 本 (foundation, origin), conveying the idea of foundational resources.