Japanese symbol for “negotiating”

交渉事

こうしょうごと

Romaji: koushougoto

negotiating; bargaining

In Japanese, negotiating is 交渉事, read こうしょうごと (koushougoto).

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Meanings

n negotiating; bargaining

Written forms: 交渉事、交渉ごと. Readings: こうしょうごと.

Kanji and stroke order

交

mingle, mixing, association

on: コウ
kun: まじ.わる、まじ.える、ま.じる、まじ.る

6 strokes · JLPT 2

渉

ford, go cross, transit

on: ショウ
kun: わた.る

11 strokes · JLPT 1

事

matter, thing, fact

on: ジ、ズ
kun: こと、つか.う、つか.える

8 strokes · JLPT 3

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
交換	こうかん koukan	exchange; interchange; switching
交通	こうつう koutsuu	traffic; transportation
交渉	こうしょう koushou	negotiations; bargaining; discussions
交流	こうりゅう kouryuu	exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction
外交	がいこう gaikou	diplomacy
交代	こうたい koutai	change; alternation; rotation
干渉	かんしょう kanshou	interference; intervention; meddling
渉外	しょうがい shougai	public relations; client liaison; client relations
仕事	しごと shigoto	work; job; labor

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.