Lexical entry

ストック

sutokku

A stock, inventory, or supply; also used for shares and a few other related senses.

Business & WorkPure GairaigoSemantic ShiftSource uncertain

Meaning

Refers to stock or inventory, including the act of stocking up. It can also mean soup stock, a share, an economic stock quantity, or the flower stock/gillyflower.

inventory or supply
financial share or stock quantity
broth or flower name

Examples

Example Sentences

災害に備えて、水や食料をストックしています。

さいがいにそなえて、みずやしょくりょうをストックしています。

We are stocking up on water and food in case of a disaster.

generated example

倉庫のストックを確認してください。

そうこのストックをかくにんしてください。

Please check the stock in the warehouse.

generated example

フロー

The movement or sequence of something, or an economic quantity measured over time.

クレジット

A general loanword for credit, installment sales, credit cards, and film or TV credits.

プール

A swimming pool, the game of billiards, or the act of pooling resources.

Evidence and Provenance

Data source: JMdict_english
Revision: JMdict.2026-04-17
Review flags: ambiguous-sense, multiple-category-candidates
Active language: English