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JLPT N3 · Noun

株 (kabu)

株 (かぶ, kabu) is a Japanese noun meaning “stock; share”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading
かぶ
Romaji
kabu
Word class
Noun
Level
JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

  1. stock; share · noun, counter
  2. stump · noun · orig. meaning
  3. (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem · noun, counter
  4. strain (of bacteria, etc.) · noun, counter
  5. stock company; corporation; kabushiki kaisha; KK · noun · abbreviation · in company names; written as (株) or ㈱

Example sentences

彼は大金を株に投資した。
He invested a lot of money in stocks.
Tatoeba #102421
彼女はパンジーを何株か花壇に植えた。
She planted some pansies in the flower bed.
Tatoeba #91707
ＧＥはレイク（株）を３０００万ドルで買収したと発表した。
GE announced the acquisition of the Lake company for $30 million.
Tatoeba #234849

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 株

株
stocks, stump, sharesシュ・かぶ · 10 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 株.

株式かぶしきshare (in a company)

Source: JMdict entry 1208920 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.