Japanese symbol for “negotiate”
掛け合う
かけあう
Romaji: kakeau
to negotiate (with someone about); to talk over (something with); to tackle someone (about); to haggle
In Japanese, negotiate is 掛け合う, read かけあう (kakeau).
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
- v5u, vi to negotiate (with someone about); to talk over (something with); to tackle someone (about); to haggle; to bargain
- v5u, vt to throw on each other; to splash (water) on each other; to pour on each other
Written forms: 掛け合う、懸け合う、かけ合う、掛けあう. Readings: かけあう.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “negotiate”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 講じる | こうじる koujiru | to confer; to hold conference (with); to negotiate (with) |
| 話を付ける | はなしをつける hanashiotsukeru | to negotiate; to settle a matter; to arrange |
| ネゴる | ネゴる negoru | to negotiate |
| 談じる | だんじる danjiru | to negotiate |
| 談ずる | だんずる danzuru | to negotiate |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 掛け | かけ kake | credit |
| 仕掛け | しかけ shikake | device; contrivance; mechanism |
| 掛ける | かける kakeru | to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to suspend (from) |
| 掛け軸 | かけじく kakejiku | hanging scroll |
| 掛かる | かかる kakaru | to take (a resource, e.g. time or money) |
| 掛け声 | かけごえ kakegoe | shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!") |
| 場合 | ばあい baai | case; occasion; situation |
| 試合 | しあい shiai | match; game; bout |
See also: Chinese symbol for “negotiate”.
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.