How to say "asset" in Japanese

• 武器ぶきJLPT N3approx.Common
  nounAsset in the figurative sense: a skill, quality, or resource used to gain an advantage, the way a weapon is. Typical when a person's chief strength, such as experience, is called their greatest asset.
• 元手もとでCommon
  nounAsset in the financial sense: money or funds, especially capital put up to start or run a business. It is really capital — money put to work — not a personal strength or property in general.
• 身上しんじょうCommon
  nounAsset as a personal merit or strong point. It is really 'merit' or 'strong point' viewed as an asset, so it fits talk of a person's worth, not money or property.

Use 武器 for an asset in the sense of a strength that gives an advantage, 元手 for money put up as capital, and 身上 for a person's merits or strong points; none means assets as property or net worth.

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• アセットasset
• 武器ぶきweapon (something used to gain an advantage)
• 元手もとでasset
• 身上しんじょうone's merit
• 身上しんしょうone's worth
• プラスadvantage