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Kotomora

株

stocks, stump, shares, stock, counter for small plants

JLPTN1StatusJōyō · grade 6FrequencyTop 500Strokes10

Readings

On'yomi

  • シュ

Kun'yomi

  • かぶ

Meaning

株 centers on a rooted base or unit: a tree stump, a plant stock, a share of stock, or a counter for plants. The common thread is something that grows from or is counted as a distinct rooted entity.

Most common words using 株

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  • 株式会社かぶしきがいしゃ

    stock company; corporation; kabushiki kaisha; KK

  • 株かぶ
    N2

    stock; share

  • 株式かぶしき
    N2

    share (in a company); stock

  • 株主かぶぬし
    N1

    shareholder; stockholder

  • 株価かぶか

    stock prices

  • 持ち株もちかぶ

    stock holdings; one's shares

  • 切り株きりかぶ

    tree stump; stubble (rice, etc.)

  • 新株しんかぶ

    new stock; new share; newly issued shares

  • 古株ふるかぶ

    old-timer; veteran; senior

  • 株券かぶけん

    stock certificate

  • 菌株きんかぶ

    (bacterial) strain

  • 優先株ゆうせんかぶ

    preferred stock; preference shares

  • お株おかぶ

    one's forte; strong point; specialty; speciality

  • 株分けかぶわけ

    root division

  • 株式市場かぶしきしじょう

    stock market

  • 成長株せいちょうかぶ

    growth stock; person with future promise

  • 仕手株してかぶ

    speculative stock

  • 株屋かぶや

    stockbroker

  • 浮動株ふどうかぶ

    floating stock

  • おいちょ株おいちょかぶ

    oicho-kabu (traditional gambling game)

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Etymology

株 combines 木 (tree) with 朱, which likely contributes the sound and may relate to a red stump or base. The character originally referred to a tree stump or root, and later extended to shares and counters.

Meaning mnemonic

A tree 木 with a red 朱 mark on its stump: that stump is the base from which new shoots grow, just like a stock or share.

Reading mnemonic

For シュ, imagine a shoe stuck on a stump: shoe -> シュ, and the stump is the base of the tree.