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株式 (かぶしき) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Common word JLPT N2 Freq. Frequency Top 5,000 Meanings 1
noun
share ; stock ; company equity
A business and legal term for units of ownership in a company. In everyday speech, the shorter 株 is often used for stocks, while 株式 is common in formal contexts and compounds such as 株式市場 and 株式会社.
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The company issued new shares.
Similar words 株かぶ Shorter and more everyday word for stocks or shares; also has other meanings such as a plant stump or strain.
株かぶ 券けん Refers to a share certificate, i.e. the document representing shares, rather than the shares themselves.
株かぶ 価か Means the stock price or share price, not the ownership unit itself.
Etymology A Sino-Japanese compound written with 株, associated here with a share or stake, and 式, associated with form or system. This is a conventional kanji compound; the precise historical development is not specified.
