Kanji · first appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary
資

資 – assets, resources, capital

13 strokesTaught in grade 5#179 in newspaper frequencyN3 vocabulary

The kanji 資 means assets, resources, capital, funds, data, be conducive to, contribute to. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is シ (shi). It is written with 13 strokes, under radical 貝 (no. 154).

Stroke order

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Readings

TypeReadingRomaji
On’yomiシshi

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: (Kangxi radical 154). Components: 貝・目・ハ・欠・冫.

Words using 資

Example sentences

海は各種の資源を与えてくれる。
The ocean affords various kinds of resources.
彼らには次の工場を建設するだけの資本がある。
They have enough capital to build a second factory.
彼には弁護士の資格がある。
He is qualified as a solicitor.

Kanji with the same radical

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