資本主義

• 読み: しほんしゅぎ
• ローマ字: shihonshugi
• 漢字の分解: 資 (shi) — resources, capital; 本 (hon/moto) — origin, base; 主 (shu/nushi) — main, lord; 義 (gi) — righteousness, meaning
• 発音: /ɕi.hoɴ.ɕɯ.ɡi/

意味

Capitalism. An economic system based on private ownership and free-market competition.

A noun referring to the economic system characterised by private ownership of the means of production and market-driven allocation of resources. Often appears in contrast with 社会主義 (socialism) or 共産主義 (communism). Common in academic, political, and news contexts. The adjectival form 資本主義的 means 'capitalistic.'

例文

1. 資本主義の発展とともに格差が広がった。
2. 現代の資本主義社会では競争が激しい。
3. 資本主義と社会主義の違いについてレポートを書いた。

使い方ガイド

場面: economics, politics, academic

トーン: academic

起源と歴史

A modern compound: 資本 (shihon, capital) + 主義 (shugi, -ism/ideology). Coined during the Meiji era as a translation of Western economic terminology.

文化的背景

時代: Meiji

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal