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How to say 'Funds' in Japanese | 資金

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The Japanese word for Funds is 'Shikin', written as 資金 in Japanese.'Funds' in hiragana is しきん.

    word

    資金

    Meaning

    Funds

    Reading

    しきん

    shikin

    Kanji

    資Capital, Resources 金Gold

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '資金 (しきん)' refers to 'funds' or 'capital'. It is commonly used in financial contexts to describe money that is available for a specific purpose, such as investment, business operations, or personal use. For example: We need funds to start the project「プロジェクトを始めるために資金が必要です」(ぷろじぇくとをはじめるためにしきんがひつようです). The company raised funds for expansion「会社は拡張のための資金を調達しました」(かいしゃはかくちょうのためのしきんをちょうたつしました). This word is often used in formal or business settings and can refer to both large and small amounts of money.

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N3

    Kanji Grade

    5

    Frequency

    1082

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 資金

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    資

    Meaning

    Capital, Resources

  • kanji

    金

    Meaning

    Gold

Words Related to 資金 Through the Kanji 資

These 10 Words contain the Kanji 資 as well.

  • word

    資本

    Meaning

    Capital

  • word

    資料

    Meaning

    Materials

  • word

    資産

    Meaning

    Assets

  • word

    投資

    Meaning

    Investment

  • word

    資格

    Meaning

    Qualification

  • word

    資源

    Meaning

    Resources

  • word

    資本主義

    Meaning

    Capitalism

  • word

    融資

    Meaning

    Loan

  • word

    出資

    Meaning

    Investment

  • word

    物資

    Meaning

    Supplies

Words Related to 資金 Through the Kanji 金

These 27 Words contain the Kanji 金 as well.

  • word

    金曜日

    Meaning

    Friday

  • word

    金

    Meaning

    Money, Metal

  • word

    年金

    Meaning

    Pension

  • word

    金融

    Meaning

    Finance

  • word

    金額

    Meaning

    Amount

  • word

    貯金

    Meaning

    Savings

  • word

    料金

    Meaning

    Fee

  • word

    金もうけ

    Meaning

    Moneymaking

  • word

    借金

    Meaning

    Debt

  • word

    金利

    Meaning

    Interest

  • word

    現金

    Meaning

    Cash

  • word

    金色

    Meaning

    Gold

  • word

    税金

    Meaning

    Tax

  • word

    金属

    Meaning

    Metal

  • word

    賃金

    Meaning

    Wages

  • word

    金庫

    Meaning

    Safe

  • word

    金銭

    Meaning

    Money

  • word

    入金

    Meaning

    Deposit

  • word

    敷金

    Meaning

    Deposit

  • word

    金持ち

    Meaning

    Rich

  • word

    奨学金

    Meaning

    Scholarship

  • word

    大金

    Meaning

    Large amount of money

  • word

    代金

    Meaning

    Payment

  • word

    送金

    Meaning

    Remittance

  • word

    黄金

    Meaning

    Gold

  • word

    預金

    Meaning

    Deposit

  • word

    罰金

    Meaning

    Fine

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What does 'Shikin' (資金) mean?

'Shikin' means 'Funds' .

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