ブル

noun

bull (animal)

Refers to a male bovine. Often used in compound words like ブルファイト (bullfight).

See also: 雄牛

• 牧ぼく場じょうで大おおきなブルを見みた。

  I saw a big bull at the ranch.

noun

bull (stock market)

Used in financial contexts to describe a rising market or an optimistic investor. Opposite of ベア (bear).

See also: ベア

• 今こん週しゅうの株式市場かぶしきじょうはブル相そう場ばだ。

  The stock market is in a bull phase this week.

noun

bulldog (abbreviation)

Short for ブルドッグ. Common in casual contexts or as a clipped form.

See also: ブルドッグ

• うちのブルはとても人ひと懐なつっこい。

  Our bulldog is very friendly.

noun

bulldozer (abbreviation)

Short for ブルドーザー. Used in construction or engineering contexts.

See also: ブルドーザー

• 現げん場ばにブルが入はいって整せい地ちを始はじめた。

  A bulldozer came to the site and started leveling the ground.