Usage patterns 資し 本ほん 家か が 〈 人ひと 〉 を 雇やと う a capitalist employs someone
The capitalist employs many workers at the factory.
資し 本ほん 家か として 〈 動どう 詞し 〉 to do something in the capacity of a capitalist
He runs a railway company as a capitalist.
資し 本ほん 家か と 労ろう 働どう 者しゃ が 対たい 立りつ する capitalists and workers are in conflict
The conflict between capitalists and workers is a major issue in capitalist society.
Kanji 資 assets, resources, capital Related words 投資家 is the general word for anyone who invests money, while 資本家 specifically denotes an owner of capital who profits from its systemic role in production.
実業家 emphasizes running an actual business or industry, whereas 資本家 focuses on owning and supplying capital rather than day-to-day management.
企業家 highlights founding and operating a company, while 資本家 highlights the ownership of financial capital that funds such ventures.
資本家 is the native Japanese term for someone who owns capital, while ブルジョア is the French loanword with a broader, often cultural or class-based connotation.
Etymology Compound of 資本 (shihon, 'capital') and 家 (ka, 'person engaged in a profession'). The term entered Japanese as a calque from Western economic vocabulary during the Meiji period.
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