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株
株
10 strokes
Frequency: 432
JLPT N1
Grade 6

Meanings

stocks
stump
shares
stock
counter for small plants

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
シュ
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
かぶ

Common Words

株
かぶ
Noun
Freq #7723
1

Counter; Finance

stock; share

Examples
彼は大金を株に投資した。
He invested a lot of money in stocks.
2

Orig. meaning

stump

3

Counter

(clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem

Examples
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.
4

Counter; Biology

strain (of bacteria, etc.)

5

Abbreviation; In company names; written as (株) or ㈱

stock company; corporation; kabushiki kaisha; KK

Examples
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.
6

Noun, used as a suffix

goodwill (of a business); privilege (that comes with a role)

7

Noun, used as a suffix

reputation; standing; popularity

Examples
学生間では彼の株が急に上がった。
His stock with the students has soared.
8

Usu. as お株

one's forte

杭
杙
株
くい
Noun
Freq #10629
1

Esp. 杭, 杙

stake; post; pile; picket

Examples
マンション用地は杭で囲まれている。
The site of the condominium is enclosed with stakes.
2

Abbreviation; Archaic; Esp. 株

stump

株式会社
かぶしきがいしゃ
Noun
Freq #22411
1

stock company; corporation; kabushiki kaisha; KK

Examples
４月１日、南洋フーズ株式会社は横浜の新社屋に移転します。
On April 1, Nanyo Foods Co. Ltd. will move to its new building in Yokohama.
株価
かぶか
Noun
Freq #24235
1

stock prices

Examples
あの会社の株価は下がらないだろう。
The price of the stock of that company will not come down.
切り株
切株
きりかぶ
Noun
Freq #30652
1

tree stump; stubble (rice, etc.)

Examples
でも、私には何も残ってない、ただの古い切り株です。
But I have nothing left. I am just an old stump.
株式
かぶしき
Noun
Freq #31262
1

share (in a company); stock

Examples
ニューヨークの１９８７年１０月の株式大暴落はまだ生々しく記憶されている。
The stock market crash of October 1987 in New York is still vividly remembered.
古株
ふるかぶ
Noun
Freq #32340
1

old-timer; veteran; senior

Examples
腰掛けのつもりだったのに、気がついたら私もこの会社で古株になってしまった。
I only figured on staying with this company a little while when I started, but before I knew it I'd become an old timer here.
2

Original meaning

old stump; old roots

株主
かぶぬし
Noun
Freq #36373
1

shareholder; stockholder

Examples
株主たちはもうけまくっています。
The stockholders are making money hand over fist.
株
しゅ
Freq #47878
1

Common noun

stump

2

Suffix; Counter

counter for trees

株式市場
かぶしきしじょう
Noun
Freq #53054
1

stock market

Examples
株式市場は活況を呈している。
The stock market is very active.
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Memory Mnemonics

Keywords

The core concepts or meanings associated with this specific kanji.

stocks

Constituents

The visual building blocks used to craft this character's story.

丶 drop
🧩 vermillion
🧩 wood
🧩 wood
一 one
木 tree
木 tree
未 not yet

Mnemonic Stories

In the fairy market, you don’t buy stocks in companies, but in individual magical trees. You sell when the first red vermillion leaf appears.

For the crime of selling fraudulent stocks, he was tied to a wood stake in the town square and beaten. His face turned vermillion with shame.

The East India Company’s most valuable assets weren’t spices, but rather the stocks of a rare vermillion dye extracted from the wood of a secret Indian tree.

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