Kakehiki

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駆け引き (Kakehiki) is a Japanese noun meaning “bargaining, haggling, tactics, strategy”.

Meanings

  1. noun, suru verb, intransitive verbbargaining; haggling
  2. noun, suru verb, intransitive verbtactics; strategy; maneuvering; diplomacy
  3. noun, suru verb, intransitive verb(tactical) advance or retreat of troopsorig. meaning

Examples

  • You would make a good diplomat.

  • I am no match for him in diplomatic shrewdness.

  • We have to be ready not only for a straightforward test of strength, but also for a struggle in which every strategy comes into play.

Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).

Kanji in 駆け引き

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