株（かぶ）
JLPT N2 · noun
Pitch accent: heiban (flat) — starts low, then stays high with no drop
Meaning: stock / shares
Example sentences
- 会社の株を少し持っている。 — I own a small number of shares in the company.
- 株の値段が上がった。 — The stock price went up.
Idioms & proverbs containing “株”
- 株を守る (くいをまもる) — to hold fast to one's ways; to be overly conservative; to not get with the times; to guard the tree stub
- 株が上がる (かぶがあがる) — to rise in esteem; to become popular
- お株を奪う (おかぶをうばう) — to beat someone at their own game; to outdo someone in their specialty
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