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Japanese symbol for “haggling”

Romaji: kakehiki
bargaining; haggling

In Japanese, haggling is , read (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

  1. n, vi, vs bargaining; haggling
  2. n, vi, vs tactics; strategy; maneuvering; diplomacy
  3. n, vi, vs (tactical) advance or retreat of troops

Written forms: . Readings: .

Kanji and stroke order

drive, run, gallop
on: ク
kun: か.ける、か.る
14 strokes · JLPT 1
pull, tug, jerk
on: イン
kun: ひ.く、ひ.ける
4 strokes · JLPT 3

Other Japanese words for “haggling”

WordReadingMeaning
おしひき oshihikihaggling (over price); bargaining

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
くちく kuchikuexpulsion; driving out; driving away
くし kushiusing freely; making full use of; having a good command of
くどう kudoudrive; driving (force)
かける kakeruto run; to dash; to race
くじょ kujoextermination (of pests); eradication; stamping out (e.g. a social evil)
とりひき torihikitransactions; dealings; business
いんたい intairetirement
わりびき waribikidiscount; 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.