Japanese symbol for “markdown”
値下げ
ねさげ
Romaji: nesage
price reduction; price cut; reduction in price; markdown
In Japanese, markdown is 値下げ, read ねさげ (nesage).
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Meanings
- n, vs, vt price reduction; price cut; reduction in price; markdown
Written forms: 値下げ、値下. Readings: ねさげ.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “markdown”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 切り下げ | きりさげ kirisage | devaluation (e.g. of currency); markdown; write-down |
| マークダウン | マークダウン maakudaun | markdown (e.g. of prices) |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 価値 | かち kachi | value; worth; merit |
| 値段 | ねだん nedan | price; cost |
| 数値 | すうち suuchi | numerical value |
| 値上げ | ねあげ neage | price increase; rise in price; wage increase |
| 値引き | ねびき nebiki | price reduction; discount |
| 以下 | いか ika | not exceeding ...; not more than ...; ... and under |
| 地下 | ちか chika | underground; below the ground |
| 低下 | ていか teika | fall; decline; lowering |
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.