資本主義(しほんしゅぎ)

しほんしゅぎ
noun
capitalism
1. capitalism
An economic system based on private ownership of the means of production and their operation for profit.
資本主義(しほんしゅぎ)経済(けいざい)。
A capitalist economy.
資本主義(しほんしゅぎ)社会(しゃかい)で生(い)きる。
To live in a capitalist society.
資本主義(しほんしゅぎ)の発展(はってん)。
The development of capitalism.

資本主義(しほんしゅぎ) is the standard term for capitalism, an economic system characterized by private ownership and profit-driven enterprise.

Forms

資本(しほん) (capital) + 主義(しゅぎ) (-ism). The suffix 主義(しゅぎ) is used for ideologies and systems.

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Related: 社会主義(しゃかいしゅぎ) (socialism (contrast))
Related: 共産主義(きょうさんしゅぎ) (communism)
Related: 民主主義(みんしゅしゅぎ) (democracy)
Related: 市場経済(しじょうけいざい) (market economy)
Compare: 自由主義(じゆうしゅぎ) (liberalism)
Related: 資本家(しほんか) (capitalist)
Related: 完全主義(かんぜんしゅぎ) (perfectionism)
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