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抱き合わせ (だきあわせ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
noun
tie-in ; package deal ; bundling
Refers to selling or offering items together as a set, often where one item is less desirable and is forced upon the buyer. Common in commercial contexts.
あ
わせ
商しょう
法ほう
は
消しょう
費ひ
者しゃ
に
とっ
て
不ふ
利り
益えき
に
なる
こと
が
ある
。
Tie-in sales can sometimes be disadvantageous for consumers.
Written forms 抱だ き 合あ わせ Usage 80%
抱合だきあわ せ Usage 10%
Variant spelling without okurigana き.
抱だ き 合あわ せ Usage 8%
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Search-only variant.
抱だ きあわせ Usage 2%
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Search-only mixed kana-kanji form.
Kanji 抱 embrace, hug, hold in arms Similar words セット 販はん 売ばい セット販売 is a neutral term for selling items as a set, while 抱き合わせ often implies a forced or undesirable combination.
抱だ き 合あ わせ 商しょう 法ほう 抱き合わせ商法 specifically refers to the practice of tie-in sales, often with a negative connotation.
Etymology Compound of 抱き (daki, continuative form of 抱く 'to embrace') + 合わせ (awase, continuative form of 合わせる 'to put together'), literally 'embracing and putting together'.
