株|かぶkabu[0]heiban (flat)

JLPT N3approx.Common
Definitions
  1. noun, counter, financestock; share
    彼かれは大金たいきんを株かぶに投資とうしした。↗
    He invested a lot of money in stocks.
  2. nounstumporig. meaning
  3. noun, counter(clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem
    彼女かのじょはパンジーを何なん株かぶか花壇かだんに植うえた。↗
    She planted some pansies in the flower bed.
  4. noun, counter, biologystrain (of bacteria, etc.)
  5. nounstock company; corporation; kabushiki kaisha; KKin company names; written as (株) or ㈱
    GEはレイク(株)かぶしきがいしゃを3000万さんれいれいれいまんドルで買収ばいしゅうしたと発表はっぴょうした。↗
    GE announced the acquisition of the Lake company for $30 million.
  6. noun, noun (suffix)goodwill (of a business); privilege (that comes with a role)
  7. noun, noun (suffix)reputation; standing; popularity
    学生がくせい間かんでは彼かれの株かぶが急きゅうに上あがった。↗
    His stock with the students has soared.
  8. nounone's forteusu. as お株
Synonyms & antonyms
  • 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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Japanese definitions
  1. 会社かいしゃの所有権しょゆうけんを分割ぶんかつしたもの。証券しょうけんとして売買ばいばいされる。
  2. 木きを切きった後あとに残のこる、根ねが付ついた部分ぶぶん。
  3. 根ねや茎くきが付ついた植物しょくぶつ。または植物しょくぶつの塊かたまり。
  4. バクテリアなどの同おなじ特性とくせいを持もつ生物せいぶつの集団しゅうだん。
  5. 出資しゅっしを細こまかく分わけた証券しょうけんを発行はっこうする会社かいしゃの略称りゃくしょう。
  6. 商売しょうばい上じょうの信用しんようや、役職やくしょくに伴ともなう特別とくべつな権利けんり。
  7. 世間せけんにおける評判ひょうばんや信頼しんらい。人気にんきの程度ていど。
  8. 得意とくいとする分野ぶんやや技能ぎのう。
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