Japanese symbol for “pander”

客引き

きゃくひき

Romaji: kyakuhiki

touting; soliciting; luring

In Japanese, pander is 客引き, read きゃくひき (kyakuhiki).

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Meanings

n, vi, vs touting; soliciting; luring
n tout; barker; pander

Kanji and stroke order

客

guest, visitor, customer

on: キャク、カク

9 strokes · JLPT 2

引

pull, tug, jerk

on: イン
kun: ひ.く、ひ.ける

4 strokes · JLPT 3

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
顧客	こきゃく kokyaku	customer; client; patron
観客	かんきゃく kankyaku	spectator; audience
乗客	じょうきゃく joukyaku	passenger
客観	きゃっかん kyakkan	objectivity; objective; object (philosophical)
客室	きゃくしつ kyakushitsu	guest room (at a hotel); guest cabin (on a boat); passenger cabin (on a plane)
客席	きゃくせき kyakuseki	guest seating (e.g. theater, stadium); passenger seat (e.g. taxi)
取引	とりひき torihiki	transactions; dealings; business
引退	いんたい intai	retirement

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.