株|かぶkabu[0]heiban (flat)
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- noun, counter, financestock; share
- nounstumporig. meaning
- noun, counter(clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem
- noun, counter, biologystrain (of bacteria, etc.)
- nounstock company; corporation; kabushiki kaisha; KKin company names; written as (株) or ㈱
- noun, noun (suffix)goodwill (of a business); privilege (that comes with a role)
- noun, noun (suffix)reputation; standing; popularity
- nounone's forteusu. as お株
- Synonym株式かぶしきWrittenFormal written term for shares, as in 「株式会社」 and 「株式市場」; 「株」 is the everyday word and also means a tree stump or plant.
- Related株券かぶけんWrittenA stock certificate: the concrete security representing shareholder rights. It is not the shares themselves that 「株」 denotes, so the two are not interchangeable.
For stocks or shares in everyday use, say 「株」. In formal documents and legal contexts, use 「株式」; for the certificate representing the shares, use 「株券」.
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