noun
stock holdings; one's shares
Refers to shares of stock that a person or entity owns. Common in business and investment contexts.
彼は持ち株をすべて売却した。
He sold all of his stock holdings.
持ち株の評価額が上がった。
The valuation of my shares went up.
Standard kanji spelling; common in financial and business contexts.
Abbreviated kanji form; less common but still seen in business documents.
Compound of 持ち (mochi, 'holding') + 株 (kabu, 'stock, share'). The exact historical derivation is straightforward; the word has been used in business Japanese since the modern stock market developed.