Meaning of 引く in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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引く, 曳く, 牽くJLPT 5
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Kana Readingひく
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Romajihiku
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- Godan verb with `ku` ending, intransitive verb, transitive verb
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- to pull
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- Parts of speech
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- to draw (attention, etc.); to attract (interest, etc.)
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- to draw back
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- to draw (a card)
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- to draw (plan, line, etc.)
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- to catch (cold)
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- to play (string instr.)
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- Parts of speech
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- to look up (e.g. dictionary); to consult
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- Parts of speech
- Godan verb with `ku` ending, transitive verb
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- to haul; to pull (vehicles)
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- to subtract
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- to ebb; to fade
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- to descend (from); to inherit (a characteristic)
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- to quote; to raise (as evidence)
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- Parts of speech
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- to lay (a cable); to draw (a cable)
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Example Sentences
引く, 曳く, 牽く, ひく used in context
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ひょんなことからほんとうのことがわかったんだ、ほとんど手を引きかけたときに。
I tumbled on the truth by the merest accident, when I'd pretty nearly chucked the whole job.
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かつてはロードローラーは馬が曳いていたが、蒸気機関の発明により、スチームローラーが現れた。
Horses used to pull road-rollers, but the steamroller arrived with the invention of the steam engine.
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The card you drew was a red, wasn't it?
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Certainly if someone is _that_ beautiful you'd draw back from approaching her. "Thought you'd agree."
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Obviously a normal woman would lose interest if she saw a book like that!
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The comet leaves a trail of light behind it as it moves.
Verb Conjugations
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Related Kanji
Kanji found in this word
pull, tug, jerk, admit, install, quote, refer to
On: イン
Kun: ひ.く, ひ.き, ひ.き-, -び.き, ひ.ける
4 strokes
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