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    1. Dictionary
    2. Kanji Vocab
    3. 引く

    引く

    引ひく​

    to pull

    N5KMT6CoreDaily LifeKanji Vocab5 strokes

    曳く牽く

    ひく

    Verb, Transitive

    1.
    to pull, to tug, to lead (e.g. a horse)
    2.
    to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.), to attract (e.g. interest)
    3.
    to draw back (e.g. one's hand), to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.), to pull in
    4.
    to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
    5.
    to draw (a line, plan, etc.)
    6.
    to catch (a cold)
    7.
    to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
    8.
    to look up (in a dictionary, phone book, etc.), to consult, to check
    9.
    to haul, to pull (vehicles)
    10.
    to subtract, to deduct
    11.
    to recede, to ebb, to fade
    12.
    to be descend from, to inherit (a characteristic)
    13.
    to quote, to cite, to raise (as evidence)
    14.
    to lay on (electricity, gas, etc.), to install (e.g. a telephone), to supply (e.g. water)
    15.
    to hold (e.g. a note)
    16.
    to apply (e.g. lipstick), to oil (e.g. a pan), to wax (e.g. a floor)

    Verb, Intransitive

    17.
    to move back, to draw back, to recede, to fall back, to retreat
    18.
    to lessen, to subside, to ebb, to go down (e.g. of swelling)
    19.
    to resign, to retire, to quit
    20.
    to be put off (by someone's words or behaviour), to be turned off, to recoil (in disgust, etc.), to cringe
    colloquial

    Stroke 0 / 5

    Speed1.0x

    ドアを引ひいてください。

    Please pull the door.

    KMT3Daily Life
    風か邪ぜを引ひいてしまって、熱ねつがあります。

    I caught a cold and have a fever.

    KMT5Daily LifeMedicine & Health
    辞じ書しょで単たん語ごの意い味みを引ひいて調しらべました。

    I looked up the meaning of the word in the dictionary.

    KMT6Daily LifeEducation
    彼かれのユニークなファッションは、人ひと々びとの注ちゅう目もくを引ひいた。

    His unique fashion attracted people's attention.

    KMT6Daily LifeFashion & Beauty
    彼かれはピアノを弾ひくのが得とく意いで、聴ちょう衆しゅうを魅み了りょうした。

    He is good at playing the piano and captivated the audience.

    KMT7Music & EntertainmentDaily Life

    Characters that make up this word

    引
    ひ.く・ひ.ける…(5)
    pull・tug・jerk・admit・install…(2)
    Kanji
    く
    ku
    Kana
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