Japanese symbol for “capitalist”
資本家
しほんか
Romaji: shihonka
capitalist; financier
In Japanese, capitalist is 資本家, read しほんか (shihonka).
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Meanings
- n capitalist; financier
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “capitalist”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 資本主義者 | しほんしゅぎしゃ shihonshugisha | capitalist |
| キャピタリスト | キャピタリスト kyapitarisuto | capitalist |
| 本方 | もとかた motokata | capitalist; financier; investor |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 資金 | しきん shikin | funds; capital |
| 投資 | とうし toushi | investment |
| 資料 | しりょう shiryou | material; materials; data |
| 資格 | しかく shikaku | qualifications; requirements; capabilities |
| 資産 | しさん shisan | property; fortune; means |
| 資本 | しほん shihon | funds; capital |
| 日本 | にほん nihon | Japan |
| 基本 | きほん kihon | basics; fundamentals; basis |
| 家族 | かぞく kazoku | family |
See also: Chinese symbol for “capitalist”.
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