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率いる

JLPT 1

Kana Reading

ひきいる

Romaji

hikiiru

Word Senses

Parts of speech

Ichidan verb, transitive verb

Meaning

to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)

Example sentence

しかし城にたどりつくなり、近衛兵を率いた人によって、わたしはこの牢獄に勾引されてしまった。 However, when I finally reached the castle I was thrown into this prison by the commander of the imperial guard.

Examples of 率いる, ひきいる in a sentence

しかし城にたどりつくなり、近衛兵を率いた人によって、わたしはこの牢獄に勾引されてしまった。

However, when I finally reached the castle I was thrown into this prison by the commander of the imperial guard.
指揮官は軍を率いて敵地に入った。

The commanding officer led his army into enemy territory.

Verb Conjugations

Non-Past

Plain: 率いる
Plain Polite: 率います
Negative: 率いない
Negative Polite: 率いません

Past

Plain: 率いた
Plain Polite: 率いました
Negative: 率いなかった
Negative Polite: 率いませんでした

Plain: 率いて
Plain Polite: 率いまして
Negative: --
Negative Polite: --

Passive

Plain: 率いられる
Plain Polite: 率いられます
Negative: 率いられない
Negative Polite: 率いられません

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率

JLPT 2

11 strokes

ratio, rate, proportion, %, coefficient, factor

On'Yomi: ソツ, リツ, シュツ

Kun'Yomi: ひき.いる

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