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資本金 (shihonkin) Japanese meaning: capital stock | Kotomora
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This company's capital stock is ten million yen.
They increased the company's capital stock to expand the business.
Usage patterns 資し 本ほん 金きん 〈 数すう 〉 円えん の 会かい 社しゃ a company with capital stock of ~ yen
This company has a capital stock of 10 million yen.
資し 本ほん 金きん を 増ふ やす to increase a company's capital stock
The company increased its capital stock to expand its business.
資し 本ほん 金きん として 〈 数すう 〉 円えん を 出しゅっ 資し する to contribute a sum of money as capital stock
資し 本ほん 金きん が 〈 数すう 〉 円えん 以い 上じょう の 会かい 社しゃ a company whose capital stock is ~ yen or more
Kanji 資 assets, resources, capital Related words 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.
資金 refers to funds set aside for a purpose, whereas 資本金 is the formally registered capital stock of a company.
出資金 is the money an investor actually puts in, while 資本金 is the resulting capital figure recorded on the company's books.
Don't confuse with 資産 means a company's or person's overall assets, while 資本金 refers only to the registered capital stock, a specific accounting figure.
資本金 is only the stated/paid-in capital recorded at incorporation, while 自己資本 also includes retained earnings and reserves, making it a larger figure.
Etymology A Sino-Japanese compound: 資本 means capital, and 金 means money or funds. The spelling transparently reflects the business meaning.
He contributed 5 million yen as capital stock to the new company.
Companies with capital stock of 100 million yen or more are considered large enterprises.
