駆け引き

Japanese

Kanji in this term
駆 引
か
Grade: S		 ひ
Grade: 2
kun’yomi

Etymology

Compound of 駆け (kake, “noun stem form of verb 駆ける (kakeru), 'to press on, to run'”) +‎ 引き (hiki, “noun stem form of verb 引く (hiku), 'to pull, to draw'”): "running forward, pulling back".

Noun

駆け引き (hiragana かけひき, rōmaji kakehiki)

  1. (military): The advance and retreat of troops: tactics.
    あの大名 (だいみょう)は戦 (いくさ)の駆 (か)け引 (ひ)きがうまかった。
    Ano daimyō wa ikusa no kakehiki ga umakatta.
    That daimyō was good at battle tactics.
  2. (business, general): Tricks or tactics in negotiations; bargaining or haggling for a good price; give and take.
    駆 (か)け引 (ひ)きが上 (じょう)手 (ず)な人 (ひと)
    kakehiki ga jōzu na hito
    a person good at bargaining: a good bargainer, someone who drives a hard bargain
    駆 (か)け引 (ひ)きなしで商売 (しょうばい)する
    kakehiki nashi de shōbai suru
    to do business without haggling, to do business fair and square
    恋 (こい)の駆 (か)け引 (ひ)き
    koi no kakehiki
    the give and take or maneuverings of love

Alternative forms

  • 駈け引き
  • 懸け引き
  • 掛け引き
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