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Japanese symbol for “discount”

Romaji: waribiki
discount; reduction; rebate

In Japanese, discount is , read (waribiki).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. n discount; reduction; rebate
  2. ctr tenths discounted; tenths reduced

Written forms: . Readings: .

Kanji and stroke order

proportion, comparatively, divide
on: カツ
kun: わ.る、わり、わ.り、わ.れる
12 strokes · JLPT 2
pull, tug, jerk
on: イン
kun: ひ.く、ひ.ける
4 strokes · JLPT 3

Other Japanese words for “discount”

WordReadingMeaning
べんきょう benkyoudiscount; price reduction
まけ makediscount; loss (on a sale)
ねびき nebikiprice reduction; discount
わり waridiscount; rebate
サービス saabisudiscount; discounted item

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
やくわり yakuwaripart; assigning (allotment of) parts; role
わりあい wariairate; ratio; percentage
ぶんかつ bunkatsupartition; division; separation
わり warirate; ratio; proportion
わりあて wariateallotment; assignment; allocation
とりひき torihikitransactions; dealings; business
いんたい intairetirement
ひきつづき hikitsuzukicontinuously; continually; without a break

See also: Chinese symbol for “discount”.

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.