Japanese symbol for “overcharging”
掛け値
かけね
Romaji: kakene
inflated price (assigned in anticipation of being haggled down); overcharging
In Japanese, overcharging is 掛け値, read かけね (kakene).
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Meanings
- n inflated price (assigned in anticipation of being haggled down); overcharging
- n exaggeration
Written forms: 掛け値、掛値. Readings: かけね.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “overcharging”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| ぼっ手繰り | ぼったくり bottakuri | (intentional) overcharging; rip-off; highway robbery |
| 過充電 | かじゅうでん kajuuden | overcharging (e.g. a battery); overcharge |
| 打っ手繰り | ぶったくり buttakuri | (intentional) overcharging; rip-off; highway robbery |
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!") |
| 価値 | かち kachi | value; worth; merit |
| 値段 | ねだん nedan | price; cost |
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