Japanese symbol for “share”
株式
かぶしき
Romaji: kabushiki
share (in a company); stock
In Japanese, share is 株式, read かぶしき (kabushiki).
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Meanings
- n share (in a company); stock
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “share”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 株 | かぶ kabu | stock; share |
| 配当 | はいとう haitou | allotment; apportionment; share |
| 分 | ぶん bun | part; portion; share |
| 分け前 | わけまえ wakemae | share; portion; quota |
| 分ける | わける wakeru | to share; to distribute; to deal out |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 株主 | かぶぬし kabunushi | shareholder; stockholder |
| 株式会社 | かぶしきがいしゃ kabushikigaisha | stock company; corporation; kabushiki kaisha |
| 株価 | かぶか kabuka | stock prices |
| 持ち株 | もちかぶ mochikabu | stock holdings; one's shares |
| 新株 | しんかぶ shinkabu | new stock; new share; newly issued shares |
| 公式 | こうしき koushiki | official; formal |
| 形式 | けいしき keishiki | form (as opposed to substance) |
| 正式 | せいしき seishiki | formal; official; regular |
See also: Chinese symbol for “share”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.