株券(かぶけん)

かぶけん
noun
stock certificate; share certificate
businessfinance
1. stock certificate; share certificate
A physical document that certifies ownership of shares in a company. In modern Japan, most shares are managed electronically.
株券(かぶけん)を発行(はっこう)する。
To issue stock certificates.
祖父(そふ)の遺品(いひん)から古(ふる)い株券(かぶけん)が出(で)てきた。
Old stock certificates were found among my grandfather's belongings.
2009年(ねん)に株券(かぶけん)の電子化(でんしか)が完了(かんりょう)し、紙(かみ)の株券(かぶけん)は原則(げんそく)として廃止(はいし)された。
The digitization of stock certificates was completed in 2009, and paper certificates were abolished in principle.

A compound of 株(かぶ) (stock, shares) and 券(けん) (certificate, ticket). Historically, 株券(かぶけん) were important physical documents proving share ownership. In Japan, the shift to electronic share management (株券(かぶけん)電子化(でんしか)) was completed in January 2009, making paper certificates largely obsolete.

Old paper 株券(かぶけん) are occasionally found during estate settlements and may still have value if the issuing company exists.

Common collocations

Similar words

  • 株(かぶ): stock; shares — the shares themselves, not the physical certificate
  • 有価証券(ゆうかしょうけん): securities — the broader category including stocks, bonds, and other financial instruments
  • 社債(しゃさい): corporate bond — a different type of security representing debt, not ownership

Related Words

Compare: 社債(しゃさい) (corporate bond)
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