資本主義 [しほんしゅぎ] – capitalism
- 資 [シ] – assets; capital; funds
- 本 [ホン・もと] – book; main; real
- 主義 [シュギ] – “-ism”
As you can see, 主義 means “-ism.” There are all sorts of -isms. For instance, 共産主義 [きょうさんしゅぎ] means “communism.”
- 共 [キョウ・とも] – together
- 産 [サン・うむ] – property; product; give birth
- 主義 [シュギ] – “-ism”
There are lots of -isms in Japanese. I’ll be covering more of them in the future.