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.

Related words· 8

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.

Don't confuse with

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.