かけひき
Kakehiki
Other forms: 懸け引き、かけ引き、駆引き、駆引、掛け引き、駈け引き、駆け引、駈引、掛引、駈引き、駆けひき
駆け引き (Kakehiki) is a Japanese noun meaning “bargaining, haggling, tactics, strategy”.
Meanings
- noun, suru verb, intransitive verbbargaining; haggling
- noun, suru verb, intransitive verbtactics; strategy; maneuvering; diplomacy
- noun, suru verb, intransitive verb(tactical) advance or retreat of troopsorig. meaning
Examples
かけ引きがお上手ですね。
You would make a good diplomat.
外交の駆け引きでは、とても彼には及ばない。
I am no match for him in diplomatic shrewdness.
いつも真っ向勝負だけでなく、たまには虚虚実実の駆け引きとやらもやってみたいよね。
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).