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.

WORD FORMATION:
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.

CONTRASTING SYSTEMS:

  • 社会主義(しゃかいしゅぎ): socialism
  • 共産主義(きょうさんしゅぎ): communism
  • 自由主義(じゆうしゅぎ): liberalism

COMMON EXPRESSIONS:

  • 資本主義(しほんしゅぎ)経済(けいざい): capitalist economy
  • 資本主義(しほんしゅぎ)社会(しゃかい): capitalist society
  • 資本主義(しほんしゅぎ)国家(こっか): capitalist nation

RELATED TERMS:

  • 資本(しほん): capital (money/assets)
  • 資本家(しほんか): capitalist (person)
  • 市場経済(しじょうけいざい): market economy
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