資本

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 資本, read しほん, is a noun for resources that form the basis of a business or activity.
• Basic usage: It can mean money used to start a business or, figuratively, valuable assets such as an organization's people.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Money for a business
  • 店を始めるための資本 is the capital needed to start a shop. The example says it was saved little by little.
• Figurative resources
  • The も in 人材も adds that talented people are important resources too. Here, 資本 is not limited to cash.