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Kanji Detail for 資 - "resources, capital, nature"

資

  • Meaning

    資 means "resources, capital, nature."

    1. Resources - Materials or assets; supplies.

    2. Capital - Wealth used for investment; funds.

    3. Nature - Innate qualities; natural disposition.

    4. Aid - To help with money; to assist.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    assets; resources; capital; funds; data; be conducive to; contribute to

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    property; wealth; capital

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    resources; capital; to provide; to supply; to support; money; expense

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    wealth, property, capital

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    Goods and wealth. What one obtains for livelihood is called 資. Such as 資本 (capital), 家資 (family assets). Expenses are also called 資. Such as 軍資 (military funds), 川資 (travel expenses). Also daily necessities are called 資斧 (funds). 斧 is used to obtain firewood. Same as today's term 薪水 (salary). | To rely on. Using something to achieve a purpose is called 資. Such as saying 深資臂助 (greatly rely on assistance). | To supply. What is used to supply needs is called 資. Such as saying 傭書自資 (copying books for self-support). | What nature endows is also called 資. Such as saying 兼資文武 (endowed with both literary and martial abilities). Therefore one's natural ability is called 天資 (natural talent), 資質 (disposition). | What one relies on is called 資. Meaning one's position rises gradually through accumulation. Such as saying 資格 (qualifications), 資望 (seniority and prestige).
  • Onyomitip

    shi(し) し

  • Kunyomitip

    moto(もと) もと

    tachi(たち) たち

    takara(たから) たから

    tasu.keru(たすける) たすける

  • Strokestip

    13 strokes

  • Radicaltip

    貝 (kai・kaihen・kogai)

  • Related Keywords
    resources capital funds wealth assets investment money materials nature disposition quality talent aid help assist supply finance endowment property means

Sentences including 資

  • Money for the plan was lacking.

  • How can you say that?

  • We have run short of money.

  • A lot of funds are necessary to travel.

  • You are not entitled to attend the meeting.

  • He is said to be qualified as a doctor.

  • He took a chance investing his money in the new company.

  • They are short of funds.

  • He is said to be qualified as a doctor.

  • The trouble with us is that we have no funds.

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