(しょうけん)

しょうけん
noun
securities; bonds; stocks
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)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)口座(こうざ)(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)株式(かぶしき)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