資し源げん

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Common wordJLPTN3Freq.FrequencyTop 5,000

Meanings

Broad term for natural, economic, human, or informational resources. Used in contexts like energy, materials, funding, and data.

資し源げんを活かつ用ようするto make effective use of resources
この地ち域いきは太たい陽よう光こう資し源げんを活かつ用ようして発はつ電でんしている。
This region generates power by making use of its solar resources.
資し源げんが枯こ渇かつするfor resources to run out / become depleted
石せき油ゆ資し源げんはいつか枯こ渇かつすると言いわれている。
It's said that oil resources will eventually run out.
資し源げんを守まもるto conserve/protect resources
森しん林りん資し源げんを守まもるために木きを植うえる活かつ動どうをしている。
We're running an activity to plant trees in order to conserve forest resources.
資し源げんが豊ほう富ふだto be rich/abundant in resources
この国くには鉱こう物ぶつ資し源げんが豊ほう富ふだ。
This country is rich in mineral resources.

資し材ざい
資材 refers specifically to materials or supplies used in construction or manufacturing, while 資源 is the broader term covering natural, human, or informational resources.
資し
資源 means concrete resources (natural, human, etc.), while 資 in this sense is a more abstract, literary word for material or basis.
リソース
資源 is the native Japanese word for resources, often used for natural resources or raw materials, while リソース is a loanword more common in IT, business, and abstract contexts.
エネルギー資し源げんN2
資源 covers resources broadly (natural, human, financial), while エネルギー資源 narrows the term to sources that provide energy, like oil or solar power.

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富とみN1
資源 specifically means natural or human resources, while 富 can describe an abstract abundance of such resources.
天てん然ねん資し源げんN2
資源 is the broader term covering any kind of resource (human, financial, natural), while 天然資源 specifically means naturally occurring resources like minerals and water.
エネルギー源げんN1
資源 covers natural resources and materials broadly, whereas エネルギー源 refers narrowly to whatever supplies energy.
物ぶっ資しN1
資源 refers to raw or natural resources like oil and minerals, whereas 物資 refers to manufactured or consumable supplies ready for use or distribution.

資し産さんN2
資産 means "assets" or "property" (financial wealth), whereas 資源 means "resources" (materials, energy, or human capital); the shared 資 kanji leads learners to mix them up.
財ざい源げんN1
資源 means resources in general (natural, human, etc.), while 財源 refers specifically to a source of money or funding.

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Compound of 資 (し, 'capital, assets') and 源 (げん, 'source, origin'). The combination conveys the idea of a source of wealth or useful materials.