証券(しょうけん)

しょうけん
noun
securities; bonds; stocks
formaleconomics
1. securities; bonds; stocks; financial instruments
A general term for negotiable financial instruments such as stocks, bonds, and other tradeable assets.
証券(しょうけん)を売買(ばいばい)する。
To buy and sell securities.
証券(しょうけん)会社(がいしゃ)に口座(こうざ)を開(ひら)いた。
I opened an account at a securities firm.
証券(しょうけん)取引所(とりひきじょ)では毎日(まいにち)大量(たいりょう)の株式(かぶしき)が取引(とりひき)されている。
A large volume of stocks is traded at the securities exchange every day.

Usage

A financial and legal term used in business and investment contexts. Frequently appears as part of compound words.

Common collocations

  • 証券(しょうけん)会社(がいしゃ) (securities company, brokerage)
  • 証券(しょうけん)取引所(とりひきじょ) (stock exchange)
  • 有価(ゆうか)証券(しょうけん) (valuable securities)
  • 証券(しょうけん)市場(しじょう) (securities market)

Similar words

  • 株式(かぶしき): stock, shares — a specific type of security
  • 債券(さいけん): bond — another specific type of security
  • 金融商品(きんゆうしょうひん): financial product — broader category

Related Words

Related: 株式(かぶしき) (stocks, shares)
Related: 債券(さいけん) (bonds)
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Added 2026.3.16 9:38 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01
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