値引き（ねびき、nebiki）
- discount

The Japanese word 値引き (ねびき, nebiki) means "discount," "reduction in price," or "to lower the price." It refers to the act of decreasing the original price of something. This can be applied to various goods and services. It's a common term used in retail, business negotiations, and everyday transactions. It implies a favorable adjustment of the price, making something more affordable. The focus is always on a price decrease from a previously established or expected amount.

⚫︎ この商品は値引きされています。 Translation: This product is on discount. ⚫︎ 値引きできますか？ Translation: Can you give me a discount? / Can you lower the price? ⚫︎ セールで値引きされていました。 Translation: It was discounted in the sale.

⚫︎ Use 値引き in situations where you are talking about a price reduction. ⚫︎ It can be used as a noun, referring to the discount itself, or as a verb (when conjugated) to describe the act of lowering the price. ⚫︎ It's appropriate in stores, during negotiations, or when discussing sales and promotions. ⚫︎ When asking for a discount, you might say 値引き or the more polite お値引きをお願いします (o nebiki o onegai shimasu), meaning "Please give me a discount."

⚫︎ The word is typically written with the kanji 値 (price, value) and the hiragana 引き (pull, draw). ⚫︎ The reading is ねびき (nebiki) in hiragana. ⚫︎ The verb form of 値引き is 値引きする (nebiki suru), which means "to discount" or "to reduce the price."

⚫︎ 割引 (waribiki): This is a more general term for "discount" and is frequently used. ⚫︎ ディスカウント (disukaunto): This is a loanword from English, also meaning "discount". ⚫︎ 値下げ (netage): Means “price reduction” or “price cut.”

⚫︎ 値上げ (neage): This means "price increase" or "to raise the price," the opposite of a discount.

この店は、いつも値引きをしていて、お得です。 ・Translation: This store always has discounts, so it's a good deal. ・Explanation: This sentence describes a store that frequently offers price reductions.

交渉の結果、値引きしてもらえました。 ・Translation: As a result of the negotiation, they gave me a discount. ・Explanation: This sentence explains that a discount was obtained through negotiation.

The word is formed from 値 (ne), which means "price" or "value," and 引き (hiki), which is the stem of the verb 引く (hiku), meaning "to pull" or "to draw." In this context, 引き implies "to pull down" or "to reduce" the price, thus meaning "discount."