Vocabulary

What does 相場 (そうば, souba) mean?

相場 (そうば, souba) means market price; speculation; conventional wisdom.

Quick facts
Readingそうば
Romajisouba
Part of speechnoun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
そうば
N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonsouba

market price; speculation; conventional wisdom

  1. 1noun market price
  2. 2noun speculation (e.g. on stocks)
  3. 3noun reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation; esteem

Example sentences

  • Recently, stock prices have been fluctuating greatly.

  • It is said that going through hardship is the norm while one is young.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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