株(かぶ)

かぶ
noun
stock, shares; stump (of tree)
1. stock, shares
Financial securities representing ownership in a company.
株(かぶ)を買(か)う。
To buy stocks.
株価(かぶか)が上(あ)がった。
The stock price went up.
父(ちち)は株(かぶ)に投資(とうし)するのが好(す)きだ。
My father likes investing in stocks.
2. stump, root (of plant)
The remaining part of a tree or plant after cutting; a plant with roots.
イチゴを3株(かぶ)植(う)えた。
I planted three strawberry plants.
庭(にわ)の木(き)を切(き)ったが、切(き)り株(かぶ)がまだ残(のこ)っている。
I cut down the tree in the garden, but the stump is still there.
トマトの苗(なえ)を5株(かぶ)買(か)って、畑(はたけ)に植(う)えた。
I bought five tomato seedlings and planted them in the field.

株(かぶ) has two main meanings: financial stocks and plant stumps/plants.

SENSE 1 - STOCKS:

  • 株(かぶ)を買(か)う/売(う)る (to buy/sell stocks)
  • 株(かぶ)に投資(とうし)する (to invest in stocks)
  • 株(かぶ)で儲(もう)ける (to profit from stocks)

COMPOUND WORDS (FINANCIAL):

  • 株価(かぶか) (stock price)
  • 株式(かぶしき) (stock, shares - formal)
  • 株式(かぶしき)会社(がいしゃ) (stock company, corporation)
  • 株主(かぶぬし) (stockholder, shareholder)

SENSE 2 - PLANTS:

  • Counter for plants: 〜株(かぶ)
  • 切(き)り株(かぶ) (tree stump)

IDIOMATIC:

  • 株(かぶ)が上(あ)がる (one's reputation rises)
  • 株(かぶ)が下(さ)がる (one's reputation falls)
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Added 2026.1.11 19:41 · Revised 2026.3.25 23:52
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