How to say "wealth" in Japanese
Choosing the right word
- 富とみnounCovers wealth in the broadest sense: riches, fortune, abundance of valuable things. It is the most general word for wealth itself, as in the accumulation of riches or a nation's wealth.
- 財力ざいりょくnounCovers wealth understood as financial power or means — the money and resources available to a person, company, or organization. Use it when wealth matters as spending or funding capability.
- 資力しりょくnounCovers wealth as means or resources, typically one's capacity to pay or bear expenses. It is a formal word often found in legal and financial contexts, such as assessing someone's ability to pay.
Use 富 for wealth as riches or fortune in general, 財力 for wealth as financial power or means, and 資力 for wealth as resources or means, especially in formal contexts.
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