Japanese symbol for “resources”
資源
しげん
Romaji: shigen
resources
In Japanese, resources is 資源, read しげん (shigen).
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Meanings
- n resources
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “resources”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 物資 | ぶっし busshi | goods; materials; commodities |
| 財源 | ざいげん zaigen | source of funds; resources; finances |
| 富 | とみ tomi | resources |
| 知略 | ちりゃく chiryaku | (great mental) resources; quick brain; resourcefulness |
| 力 | ちから chikara | means; resources |
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 |
| 電源 | でんげん dengen | source of electricity; electrical power |
| 起源 | きげん kigen | origin; beginning; source |
See also: Chinese symbol for “resources”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.