Translation guide
The English word "stock" has many meanings. This guide covers the most common ones for learners: inventory/supply, shares in a company, broth, and a few other uses.
Referring to items a store or business has available for sale or use.
The standard word for stock or inventory. Used in business contexts.
その商品は在庫切れです。
That product is out of stock.
在庫を確認してください。
Please check the stock.
Loanword from English, often used for household supplies or personal stockpile.
トイレットペーパーのストックがもうない。
We're out of toilet paper stock.
A more formal or accounting term for stock on hand.
月末の在り高を報告する。
Report the stock on hand at the end of the month.
Referring to shares of ownership in a company.
The standard word for a share of stock. Used in all financial contexts.
彼はその会社の株をたくさん持っている。
He owns a lot of stock in that company.
株価が上がった。
The stock price went up.
Formal term for stock or shares, often used in compound words like 株式市場 (stock market).
Sometimes used in financial contexts as a loanword, but 株 is much more common.
Referring to liquid made by simmering ingredients, used as a base for soups and sauces.
Japanese soup stock, typically made from kombu and bonito flakes. Essential in Japanese cooking.
味噌汁はだしが命だ。
The stock is the soul of miso soup.
Kanji form of だし, used in formal or written contexts.
Referring to animals kept on a farm, collectively.
General term for livestock or farm animals.
この地域では家畜の飼育が盛んだ。
Livestock farming is thriving in this region.
Refers to the livestock industry or animal husbandry, not the animals themselves.
Referring to family background or descent.
Means family line or lineage.
彼は由緒ある家系の出だ。
He comes from a distinguished stock.
Literally 'bloodline', emphasizes genetic descent.
Referring to something regularly performed or used, like a stock joke or stock character.
Means 'standard' or 'usual', often used for stock phrases or jokes.
彼はお決まりのジョークを言った。
He told his stock joke.
Means 'fixed form' or 'standard pattern', used for stock phrases.
定型表現を覚える。
Memorize stock phrases.
The verb 'to stock', meaning to keep a supply of something.
Common verb meaning 'to put/place', used for keeping items in stock.
この店は輸入食品を置いている。
This store stocks imported foods.
Means 'to store up' or 'lay in a supply', often for emergencies.
Means 'to lay in' or 'to purchase stock' for a business.
While ストック is used for inventory or supplies, it is rarely used for company shares. Use 株 (かぶ) instead.
株を買う
buy stock
在庫 is the standard business term for inventory. ストック is a casual loanword often used for household supplies or personal stockpiles.
その店は靴の在庫が豊富だ。
The store has a large stock of shoes.
株に投資した。
I invested in stocks.
このスープには良いだしが必要だ。
This soup needs a good stock.
株式市場が不安定だ。
The stock market is unstable.
ストックオプションをもらった。
I received stock options.
Loanword for Western-style stock, often used in recipes.
チキンスープストックを作る。
Make chicken stock.
Please teach me how to make stock.
畜産農家を営んでいる。
I run a livestock farm.
She comes from a stock of artists.
災害に備えて水を蓄える。
Stock up on water in case of disaster.
新商品を仕入れる。
Stock new products.