株 means “shares, stock, stump”

かぶ · kabu

Also: stocks

Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)

かぶ

On'yomi (Chinese reading)

シュ

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The story

A tree (木) beside 朱, which the oldest dictionary calls a tree with a red heart: picture the stump left after the trunk is felled. 株 is a stump, a root clump, and a share in a business: 株式会社 is a corporation, and 株価 are share prices.

Used in 株 (kabu, shares/stock), 株式会社 (kabushiki gaisha, corporation), and 株価 (kabuka, share price)

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• 需 demand
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• 蓄 store up
• 卸 sell wholesale
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• 款 article
• 価 price

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Readings from KANJIDIC2, © EDRDG, CC BY-SA.