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株

かぶ

stock, share

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Examples

  1. 株で儲けた。

    かぶでもうけた。

    I made money on stocks.

  2. 父は株を買っている。

    ちちはかぶをかっている。

    My father invests in stocks.

  3. その会社の株が急に上がった。

    そのかいしゃのかぶがきゅうにあがった。

    That company's shares suddenly went up.

Common patterns

株を買う
to buy shares
株が上がる
shares rise
株価
share price

Memory tip

The same word means the stump or root-clump of a plant, which is where the "share in a rooted enterprise" sense grew from. 彼の株が上がった can also mean his reputation went up.

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