銘柄(めいがら)

めいがら
noun
brand; stock (issue); label
formaleconomics
1. brand; label; make
The brand name or specific variety of a product, especially sake, cigarettes, tea, or other traditional goods.
お気(き)に入(い)りの銘柄(めいがら)はどれですか。
Which is your favorite brand?
この地方(ちほう)の銘柄(めいがら)米(まい)は全国的(ぜんこくてき)に有名(ゆうめい)だ。
This region's brand of rice is famous nationwide.
日本酒(にほんしゅ)には数(かず)え切(き)れないほどの銘柄(めいがら)がある。
There are countless brands of sake.
2. stock issue; listed stock
A specific stock or security traded on the stock market. Used in financial contexts.
注目(ちゅうもく)銘柄(めいがら)を買(か)った。
I bought a stock that's getting attention.
成長(せいちょう)が見込(みこ)める銘柄(めいがら)に投資(とうし)する。
Invest in stocks with growth potential.
今日(きょう)は主力(しゅりょく)銘柄(めいがら)を中心(ちゅうしん)に幅広(はばひろ)く買(か)われ、株価(かぶか)が上昇(じょうしょう)した。
Today, stocks rose broadly with buying centered on leading issues.

Has two main uses: product brands and financial stocks.

SENSE 1 (brand):
Traditionally used for sake, rice, tea, and cigarettes. 銘柄(めいがら) emphasizes the name and reputation of a specific product variety, more than the generic word ブランド.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS (brand):

  • 銘柄(めいがら)米(まい) (brand-name rice)
  • 銘柄(めいがら)酒(ざけ) (premium sake brand)
  • 人気(にんき)銘柄(めいがら) (popular brand)

SENSE 2 (stock):
A standard financial term for a specific stock or security listed on an exchange.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS (stock):

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