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How to say 'Discount' in Japanese | 割り引く

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The Japanese word for Discount is 'Waribiku', written as 割り引く in Japanese.'Discount' in hiragana is わりびく.

    word

    割り引く

    Meaning

    Discount

    Reading

    わりびく

    waribiku

    Kanji

    割Divide, Split 引Pull

    Explanation

    The Japanese verb '割り引く (わりびく)' means 'to discount' or 'to reduce the price of something'. It is commonly used in commercial or financial contexts to indicate a reduction in cost or value. For example: The store discounted the price「店は値段を割り引いた」(みせはねだんをわりびいた). They discounted the importance of the issue「彼らはその問題の重要性を割り引いた」(かれらはそのもんだいのじゅうようせいをわりびいた). Note that this verb can also be used metaphorically to describe reducing the significance or value of something non-monetary.

    Part Of Speech

    verb

    Kanji JLPT

    N3

    Kanji Grade

    6

    Frequency

    5817

    Composition

    kanji-hiragana

    Handwriting

This word is a godan verb. To learn how it transforms in different tenses and forms, explore all its conjugations.

Kanji in the Word 割り引く

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    割

    Meaning

    Divide, Split

  • kanji

    引

    Meaning

    Pull

Hiragana in the Word 割り引く

This word contains 2 Hiragana characters :

  • hiragana

    り

    Reading

    Ri

  • hiragana

    く

    Reading

    Ku

Words Related to 割り引く Through the Kanji 割

These 16 Words contain the Kanji 割 as well.

  • word

    役割

    Meaning

    Role

  • word

    割り算

    Meaning

    Division

  • word

    割

    Meaning

    Ratio

  • word

    学割

    Meaning

    Student discount

  • word

    時間割り

    Meaning

    Schedule

  • word

    分割

    Meaning

    Split, Division

  • word

    割る

    Meaning

    Break

  • word

    割合

    Meaning

    Proportion, Relatively

  • word

    割り当て

    Meaning

    Allocation

  • word

    割り当てる

    Meaning

    Allocate

  • word

    割に

    Meaning

    Relatively

  • word

    割り引き

    Meaning

    Discount

  • word

    割合に

    Meaning

    Relatively

  • word

    割り込む

    Meaning

    Cut in, Interrupt

  • word

    割れる

    Meaning

    Break

  • word

    割り箸

    Meaning

    Chopsticks

Words Related to 割り引く Through the Kanji 引

These 30 Words contain the Kanji 引 as well.

  • word

    引く

    Meaning

    Pull, Catch

  • word

    取り引き

    Meaning

    Deal

  • word

    引き出し

    Meaning

    Drawer

  • word

    引き算

    Meaning

    Subtraction

  • word

    引っ越す

    Meaning

    Move

  • word

    引っ越し

    Meaning

    Moving

  • word

    強引

    Meaning

    Forceful

  • word

    引用

    Meaning

    Quote

  • word

    字引

    Meaning

    Dictionary

  • word

    引っ張る

    Meaning

    Pull, Stretch

  • word

    引き受ける

    Meaning

    Accept, Undertake

  • word

    引き上げる

    Meaning

    Raise, Withdraw

  • word

    索引

    Meaning

    Index

  • word

    引き起こす

    Meaning

    Cause, Trigger

  • word

    引き出す

    Meaning

    Withdraw, Draw out

  • word

    引きずる

    Meaning

    Drag

  • word

    引き取る

    Meaning

    Take, Withdraw

  • word

    引っ掛かる

    Meaning

    Catch, Get stuck

  • word

    値引き

    Meaning

    Discount

  • word

    長引く

    Meaning

    Prolong

  • word

    引き分け

    Meaning

    Draw

  • word

    引き止める

    Meaning

    Stop, Detain

  • word

    割り引き

    Meaning

    Discount

  • word

    引っ込む

    Meaning

    Withdraw

  • word

    引き

    Meaning

    Pull

  • word

    引き継ぐ

    Meaning

    Inherit, Takeover

  • word

    引き返す

    Meaning

    Turn back

  • word

    引き伸ばす

    Meaning

    Stretch

  • word

    引き延ばす

    Meaning

    Stretch, Prolong

  • word

    引っ掛ける

    Meaning

    Hook, Trick

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What does 'Waribiku' (割り引く) mean?

'Waribiku' means 'Discount' .

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