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資
Kyōiku Kanji

資 — resources / capital

Grade 5し
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資 (readings: し; Japanese kanji) means “resources / capital”. It is a Grade 5 Kyōiku kanji, taught in year 5 of Japanese elementary school, and appears in words such as 資源 (resources).

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What does 資 mean?

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Kanji資
Meaningresources / capital
Readingsし
GradeGrade 5 (Hard)
CurriculumKyōiku kanji · Japanese elementary school
Example資源 (resources)

How to read 資

資 is read し depending on the word.

Words with 資

  • 資源しげんtài nguyên
  • 水資源みずしげんtài nguyên nước
  • 資格tư cách
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Updated: 2026-08-09
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