銘めい柄がら

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 10,000

Meanings

1

noun

brand; make; label

General term for a product's brand or make, used in consumer contexts.

この銘めい柄がらのビールが一いち番ばん

好す

き

です

。

I like this brand of beer the best.

新あたらしい銘めい柄がらの車くるまを買かいました。

I bought a new make of car.

2

noun

stock issue; security; trading name

finance

Financial term for a specific stock or security listed on an exchange.

この銘めい柄がらは今日きょうの取とり引ひきで値ね上あがりした。
This stock rose in today's trading.
投とう資し家かは新あたらしい銘めい柄がらに注ちゅう目もくしている。
Investors are paying attention to the new issue.

Usage patterns

〈物もの〉の銘めい柄がらを選えらぶto choose the brand of something
洗せん剤ざいの銘めい柄がらを選えらぶときはよく比ひ較かくする。
When choosing a brand of detergent, I compare them carefully.
銘めい柄がらを買かうto buy a stock issue
有ゆう望ぼうな銘めい柄がらを買かった。
I bought a promising stock.
銘めい柄がらが上あがるfor a stock's price to rise
その銘めい柄がらが急きゅうに上あがった。
That stock suddenly rose in price.
銘めい柄がらを保ほ有ゆうするto hold a stock issue
この銘めい柄がらを長ちょう期き間かん保ほ有ゆうしている。
I have been holding this stock for a long time.

Kanji

銘inscription, signature (of artisan)
柄design, pattern, build

Related words

ブランドN3sense 1
ブランド is a loanword typically used for fashion or luxury brands, while 銘柄 is the native, more neutral term used for any product's brand or make.
株かぶN2sense 2
株 is the everyday word for a stock or share in general, while 銘柄 refers to a specific named issue as listed on an exchange.
有ゆう名めいブランドN3
銘柄 is a more formal term for a brand or trademark, often used for products, stocks, or sake, while 有名ブランド specifically stresses that the brand is widely known.
品ひん種しゅN2
銘柄 refers to a brand or named product line, while 品種 refers to the underlying kind or cultivar, such as a rice variety.

Don't confuse with

商しょう標ひょう sense 1
商標 is a legal trademark registered to protect a brand, whereas 銘柄 simply names the brand or make itself without any legal implication.

Word family· 9

銘めい柄がら米まい
brand-name rice
上じょう場じょう銘めい柄がら
listed issue; listed stock
信しん用よう銘めい柄がら
marginable stocks
指し定てい銘

Built from

銘めい+柄がら

Etymology

Compound of 銘 (inscription, name) and 柄 (pattern, design), referring to a named type or brand. The financial sense is an extension of this idea to named securities.

めい

柄がら

specified stock; designated issue

構こう成せい銘めい柄がら

constituent stock; component issue

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特とく定てい銘めい柄がら
specified stocks; designated speculative stocks
監かん理り銘めい柄がら
supervised stock; stock under supervision
銘めい柄がら牛ぎゅう肉にく
branded beef
推すい奨しょう銘めい柄がらリスト
recommended stock list; recommended list