Stock, Share
counter, noun
The kanji and the word are exactly the same. That means they share meanings as well.
かぶ
The reading is the same as the kanji.
ずっと塩づけになっていた株がやっと上がって、気が楽になりました。
The stock that I had been sitting on for so long finally went up and I feel relieved.
ビエトがどういうつもりでバイオベンチャーの株を買ったのか、全然分からないんだよね。
I can't understand at all why Viet bought the bio-venture company's stocks.
コウイチは株でガッポリ儲けたので、車のタイヤをどでかいホイール・タイヤに変えて、シートも革張りにしてカッチョ良くしちゃおうと決めた。
Koichi made tons of money on the stock market and decided to swag out his car with big wheels and leather seats.