融資

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: The spelling is 融資, read ゆうし, and it combines 融, meaning make available, with 資, meaning funds or capital.
• Basic usage: 融資 is a loan or financing provided by a bank or institution for a purpose such as opening a business or buying equipment.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Financing being requested and a loan being approved
  • Both examples use the form 融資. They distinguish applying to a bank for financing to open a shop from receiving approval for equipment financing and beginning construction.
• Financing requested to open a shop and an approved equipment loan
  • 店を開くために銀行へ融資を申し込んだ。 — I applied to the bank for financing to open a shop.
  • 新しい設備への融資が認められ、工事を始めた。 — The loan for the new equipment was approved, so construction began.