かぶ
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Noun
Finance
1. stock; share
Noun
2. stump
orig. meaning
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Noun
3. (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem
4. strain (of bacteria, etc.)
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Abbreviation
5. stock company; corporation; kabushiki kaisha; KK
in company names; written as (株) or ㈱
Noun
Suffix
6. goodwill (of a business); privilege (that comes with a role)
7. reputation; standing; popularity
Noun
8. one's forte
usu. as お株
Pitch accent
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Used in vocabulary (89 in total)
thick wakame leaves, from near the stalk
chief; leader; head; executive
old-timer; veteran; senior; old stump; old roots
Examples (6 in total)
He invested a lot of money in stocks.
Stocks hit a new high.
He holds stocks in this company.