1.
stock, shares
Financial securities representing ownership in a company.
株を買う。
To buy stocks.
株価が上がった。
The stock price went up.
父は株に投資するのが好きだ。
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株植えた。
I planted three strawberry plants.
庭の木を切ったが、切り株がまだ残っている。
I cut down the tree in the garden, but the stump is still there.
トマトの苗を5株買って、畑に植えた。
I bought five tomato seedlings and planted them in the field.
株 has two main meanings: financial stocks and plant stumps/plants.
SENSE 1 - STOCKS:
- 株を買う/売る (to buy/sell stocks)
- 株に投資する (to invest in stocks)
- 株で儲ける (to profit from stocks)
COMPOUND WORDS (FINANCIAL):
- 株価 (stock price)
- 株式 (stock, shares - formal)
- 株式会社 (stock company, corporation)
- 株主 (stockholder, shareholder)
SENSE 2 - PLANTS:
- Counter for plants: 〜株
- 切り株 (tree stump)
IDIOMATIC:
- 株が上がる (one's reputation rises)
- 株が下がる (one's reputation falls)