株 (Kabu) is a Japanese noun meaning “stock, share, stump, (clump of) roots”.
Meanings
- noun, counterstock; share
- nounstumporig. meaning
- noun, counter(clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem
- noun, counterstrain (of bacteria, etc.)
- nounstock company; corporation; kabushiki kaisha; KKin company names; written as (株) or ㈱
- noun, noun suffixgoodwill (of a business); privilege (that comes with a role)
Examples
彼は株に投資した。
He invested his money in stocks.
株は新高値を付けた。
Stocks hit a new high.
出来高は５億株だった。
The turnover was 500 million shares.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).