Nominalizer for an action.

(chiefly in the negative) any old matter

stump of a tree / stock (in a company) / share(s) of stock / (virology) variant; strain

Abbreviation for 株(かぶ)式(しき)会(がい)社(しゃ) (kabushiki gaisha, “stock company”); inc.

bobbed hair / baldness / young girl attendant of a high-class prostitute

turnip

turnip

head

(obsolete) head

a bizarrely-dressed person / (culture, art) kabuki: traditional Japanese dance-drama featuring bizarrely-dressed performers