Japanese symbol for “haggling”
駆け引き
かけひき
Romaji: kakehiki
bargaining; haggling
In Japanese, haggling is 駆け引き, read かけひき (kakehiki).
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
- n, vi, vs bargaining; haggling
- n, vi, vs tactics; strategy; maneuvering; diplomacy
- n, vi, vs (tactical) advance or retreat of troops
Written forms: 駆け引き、懸け引き、かけ引き、駆引き. Readings: かけひき.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “haggling”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 押し引き | おしひき oshihiki | haggling (over price); bargaining |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 駆逐 | くちく kuchiku | expulsion; driving out; driving away |
| 駆使 | くし kushi | using freely; making full use of; having a good command of |
| 駆動 | くどう kudou | drive; driving (force) |
| 駆ける | かける kakeru | to run; to dash; to race |
| 駆除 | くじょ kujo | extermination (of pests); eradication; stamping out (e.g. a social evil) |
| 取引 | とりひき torihiki | transactions; dealings; business |
| 引退 | いんたい intai | retirement |
| 割引 | わりびき waribiki | discount; reduction; rebate |
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.
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