stock / share
N2- Onyomi
- シュ
- Kunyomi
- かぶ
- Stroke count
- 10
- JLPT
- N2
Onyomi are readings often used in compound words. Kunyomi are native Japanese readings. Learn each reading with an example word.
Memory tip
Break 株 down and you get 木 (tree / wood) — a tree with branches reaching up and roots spreading down, and beside it 朱 (vermilion / red) — a single red mark cut into the heartwood of a tree. Picture a felled tree trunk lying beside its stump, put 株 inside it, and let that scene stand for "stock" — stock / share. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.
Stroke Order
Stroke count: 10
General writing tips
These general rules have exceptions. Follow the animation and numbered frames for this character.
- •上から下へ書きます。Write from top to bottom.
- •左から右へ書きます。Write from left to right.
- •横の画を先に、縦の画を後に書きます。Write horizontal strokes before the vertical strokes that cross them.
- •外側の囲みを先に書き、中を後で書きます。Draw an outer enclosure first, then fill in what is inside.
- •中央を先に、左右を後に書きます。In symmetric shapes, write the centre before the left and right sides.
- •この漢字は10画です。下の練習エリアで順番に書いてみましょう。This kanji has 10 strokes — trace them in order in the practice area below.
Step by step
Practice Writing
Free writing practice — compare your writing with the example. This canvas does not check your shape or stroke order. Draw with a mouse, finger, or pen; scroll outside the square to move down the page.
Trace the faded character, or hide the outline to practise from memory.
Writing Tips
- Follow the order strictly: top-to-bottom and left-to-right. Correct order makes the shape balanced and natural.
- Keep each stroke in one smooth motion — don't lift the pen in the middle of a stroke.
- Close enclosing strokes cleanly so the character does not look open or broken.
- Common mistake: drawing strokes bottom-to-top or right-to-left. Even if the result looks similar, the wrong order shows in handwriting and makes it harder to read.
Example words
株式
kabushiki
stocks
株主
kabunushi
shareholder
株価
kabuka
stock price
株主と話します
kabunushitohanashimasu
to talk with the shareholder
株主に会います
kabunushiniaimasu
to meet the shareholder
株主に聞きます
kabunushinikikimasu
to ask the shareholder
Example sentences (5)
株式に少しずつ投資しています。
かぶしき に すこしずつ とうし しています。
kabushiki ni sukoshizutsu toushi shiteimasu.
I invest in stocks little by little.
株式は値上がりするとは限らないので、余裕のある範囲で始めましょう。
かぶしき は ねあがり する と は かぎらない ので、よゆう の ある はんい で はじめましょう。
kabushiki wa neagari suru to wa kagiranai node, yoyuu no aru han'i de hajimemashou.
Stocks do not necessarily rise in value, so start within a range you can afford.
株主に業績を報告しました。
かぶぬし に ぎょうせき を ほうこく しました。
kabunushi ni gyouseki o houkoku shimashita.
We reported the results to the shareholders.
株主に対して、経営陣は説明する責任があります。
かぶぬし に たいして、けいえいじん は せつめい する せきにん が あります。
kabunushi ni taishite, keieijin wa setsumei suru sekinin ga arimasu.
Management has a responsibility to explain things to the shareholders.
少しずつ株に投資しています。
すこしずつ かぶ に とうし しています。
sukoshizutsu kabu ni toushi shiteimasu.
I invest in stocks little by little.