How to say "bargaining" in Japanese

• 交渉こうしょうJLPT N1approx.Common
  noun, suru verb, transitive verb, intransitive verbBargaining as negotiation: structured talks between parties aimed at reaching an agreement, as in business deals, labor disputes, or diplomacy. This is the word you want when bargaining means the negotiation process itself.
  労働組合ろうどうくみあいは経営けいえい陣じんと交渉こうしょうしている。↗

  The labor union is negotiating with the owners.
• 駆け引きかけひきCommon
  noun, suru verb, intransitive verbBargaining as tactical maneuvering: a push and pull in which each side probes, bluffs, and vies for advantage, with the emphasis on strategy rather than on the talks themselves.
• 掛け合いかけあいCommon
  nounBargaining as a mutual back-and-forth: two parties talking things over, each responding to the other's moves. It foregrounds the exchange between the sides; when you simply mean negotiations, 交渉 is the safer choice.

Choose 交渉 for bargaining as negotiation aimed at agreement, 「駆け引き」 for the tactical maneuvering within it, and 「掛け合い」 for bargaining viewed as a mutual back-and-forth between the parties.

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• 交渉こうしょうnegotiations
• 駆け引きかけひきbargaining
• 掛け合いかけあいnegotiations
• 詰め開きつめひらきbargaining
• 談判だんぱんnegotiations
• 交渉事こうしょうごとnegotiating