(しほん)

しほん
noun
capital, funds
1. capital, funds
Money or assets used for investment or starting a business.
会社(かいしゃ)(はじ)めるには資本(しほん)必要(ひつよう)だ。
You need capital to start a company.
資本金(しほんきん)は1,000万円(まんえん)だ。
The capital is 10 million yen.
(かれ)(わか)さと体力(たいりょく)資本(しほん)起業(きぎょう)した。最初(さいしょ)数年(すうねん)(やす)みなく(はたら)いたという。
He started a business with his youth and physical strength as his capital. He says he worked without breaks for the first few years.
資本(しほん)投入(とうにゅう)する。
To invest capital.
外国(がいこく)資本(しほん)()()れる。
To accept foreign capital.
(からだ)資本(しほん)だ。
Your body is your capital.
2. capital (in economics)
Accumulated wealth used for producing more wealth.
資本(しほん)主義(しゅぎ)経済(けいざい)
A capitalist economy.
労働(ろうどう)資本(しほん)関係(かんけい)
The relationship between labor and capital.
資本(しほん)蓄積(ちくせき)
Accumulation of capital.
資本(しほん)市場(しじょう)取引(とりひき)する。
To trade in the capital market.
資本(しほん)主義(しゅぎ)(くに)では、個人(こじん)自由(じゆう)資本(しほん)使(つか)って事業(じぎょう)(はじ)めることができる。
In capitalist countries, individuals are free to use capital to start businesses.

資本(しほん) refers to capital - money or assets used for business or investment.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 資本金(しほんきん) (capital, paid-in capital)
  • 資本(しほん)主義(しゅぎ) (capitalism)
  • 外国(がいこく)資本(しほん) (foreign capital)
  • 資本(しほん)投資(とうし) (capital investment)
  • 資本(しほん)投入(とうにゅう)する (to invest capital)

FIGURATIVE USE:

資本(しほん) can be used figuratively to mean one's assets or advantages:

  • (からだ)資本(しほん) (your body is your capital)
  • (わか)さを資本(しほん)に (using youth as one's capital)

RELATED TERMS:

  • 資金(しきん) (funds, capital - for specific purposes)
  • 資産(しさん) (assets)
  • 投資(とうし) (investment)