Suffix attached to a number or amount to indicate a price reduction or discount. Common in commercial contexts.
All items are 20% off.
-coated; -plated
Suffix attached to a material noun to indicate that something is coated or plated with that material. Often used in product descriptions.
Gold-plated accessories have a luxurious feel.
This product is 20% off.
Members can buy it with a 500-yen discount.
This pan is Teflon-coated and resists sticking.
This accessory is gold-plated.
Members get 500 yen off.
discount; price reduction
shoplifting; shoplifter
guidance; leading; assistance · introduction; connections; influence · guide; guidebook; manual; primer
delineation; demarcation; drawing a boundary · drawing a line (between acceptable and unacceptable) · ruler (measuring tool)
lottery; drawing lots
deduction at source; withholding; advance deduction
thinning out; pruning; culling; sub-sampling · infanticide
drawing a line through; striking out; crossing out · cancellation of a debt; writing off · long-vowel mark; indicating a long vowel with a line · tug of war with a pole
after tax; after deduction of tax; after-tax income or profit · excluding tax; tax-exclusive price
luggage theft; bag snatching · luggage thief; bag snatcher
stretching of cloth
seine fishing; seining · seine; seine net
leaving work or school early · quick lookup in a dictionary or index
cash on delivery; COD
salted fish; salt-cured fish
sleeper; lumber girder · last player of three (in mekuri karuta)
secondhand citation; citing a source without checking the original
setting; brooding
non-refundable restoration fee (when moving out); money withheld from a deposit
drawing red lines; redlining · red lines marking town limits (Edo period) · red lines marking nouns in kanbun texts
uproot; pull up by the roots · redeem; buy back
lookup; search; reference
Standard kanji spelling for the suffix.
Derived from the verb 引く (ひく, 'to pull'), with rendaku voicing to びき. The discount sense comes from the idea of 'pulling down' a price, while the coating sense likely comes from 'drawing' or 'spreading' a material over a surface.