株
Meanings
Noun
Counter
1. stock; share
Noun
2. stump (orig. meaning)
Noun
Counter
3. (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem
4. strain (of bacteria, etc.)
Noun
5. stock company; corporation; kabushiki kaisha; KK (Abbreviation, in company names; written as (株) or ㈱)
Noun
Suffix
6. goodwill (of a business); privilege (that comes with a role)
7. reputation; standing; popularity
Noun
8. one's forte (usu. as お株)
Kanji used
Pitch accent
かぶ
Used in vocabulary
Examples38
学生
His stock with the students has soared.
彼女
She planted some pansies in the flower bed.
彼
He invested a lot of money in stocks.
ＧＥ
GE announced the acquisition of the Lake company for $30 million.
彼
He holds stocks in this company.
私
I own 1,000 shares of NTT stock.