引く
曳く
牽く
Readings
ひく
hiku
hiku
English
Godan verb with 'ku' ending
Transitive verb
to pull, to tug, to lead (e.g. a horse)
Godan verb with 'ku' ending
Transitive verb
See also: 注意を引く
also written as 惹く
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.), to attract (e.g. interest)
Godan verb with 'ku' ending
Transitive verb
to draw back (e.g. one's hand), to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.), to pull in
Godan verb with 'ku' ending
Transitive verb
to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
Godan verb with 'ku' ending
Transitive verb
See also: 図面を引く
to draw (a line, plan, etc.)
Godan verb with 'ku' ending
Transitive verb
See also: 風邪を引く
to catch (a cold)
Godan verb with 'ku' ending
Transitive verb
usu. written as 弾く
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
Godan verb with 'ku' ending
Transitive verb
See also: 辞書を引く
to look up (in a dictionary, phone book, etc.), to consult, to check
Godan verb with 'ku' ending
Transitive verb
esp. 牽く
to haul, to pull (vehicles)
Godan verb with 'ku' ending
Transitive verb
to subtract, to deduct
Godan verb with 'ku' ending
Transitive verb
to recede, to ebb, to fade
Godan verb with 'ku' ending
Transitive verb
to be descend from, to inherit (a characteristic)
Godan verb with 'ku' ending
Transitive verb
to quote, to cite, to raise (as evidence)
Godan verb with 'ku' ending
Transitive verb
to lay on (electricity, gas, etc.), to install (e.g. a telephone), to supply (e.g. water)
Godan verb with 'ku' ending
Transitive verb
to hold (e.g. a note)
Godan verb with 'ku' ending
Transitive verb
to apply (e.g. lipstick), to oil (e.g. a pan), to wax (e.g. a floor)
Godan verb with 'ku' ending
Intransitive verb
also written as 退く
to move back, to fall back, to retreat
Godan verb with 'ku' ending
Intransitive verb
also written as 退く
to lessen, to subside, to go down (e.g. of swelling)
Godan verb with 'ku' ending
Intransitive verb
also written as 退く
to resign, to retire, to quit
Godan verb with 'ku' ending
Intransitive verb
Colloquialism
to be put off (by someone's words or behaviour), to be turned off, to recoil (in disgust, etc.), to cringe
Transitive verb
to pull, to tug, to lead (e.g. a horse) Godan verb with 'ku' ending
Transitive verb
See also: 注意を引く
also written as 惹く
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.), to attract (e.g. interest) Godan verb with 'ku' ending
Transitive verb
to draw back (e.g. one's hand), to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.), to pull in Godan verb with 'ku' ending
Transitive verb
to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.) Godan verb with 'ku' ending
Transitive verb
See also: 図面を引く
to draw (a line, plan, etc.) Godan verb with 'ku' ending
Transitive verb
See also: 風邪を引く
to catch (a cold) Godan verb with 'ku' ending
Transitive verb
usu. written as 弾く
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument) Godan verb with 'ku' ending
Transitive verb
See also: 辞書を引く
to look up (in a dictionary, phone book, etc.), to consult, to check Godan verb with 'ku' ending
Transitive verb
esp. 牽く
to haul, to pull (vehicles) Godan verb with 'ku' ending
Transitive verb
to subtract, to deduct Godan verb with 'ku' ending
Transitive verb
to recede, to ebb, to fade Godan verb with 'ku' ending
Transitive verb
to be descend from, to inherit (a characteristic) Godan verb with 'ku' ending
Transitive verb
to quote, to cite, to raise (as evidence) Godan verb with 'ku' ending
Transitive verb
to lay on (electricity, gas, etc.), to install (e.g. a telephone), to supply (e.g. water) Godan verb with 'ku' ending
Transitive verb
to hold (e.g. a note) Godan verb with 'ku' ending
Transitive verb
to apply (e.g. lipstick), to oil (e.g. a pan), to wax (e.g. a floor) Godan verb with 'ku' ending
Intransitive verb
also written as 退く
to move back, to fall back, to retreat Godan verb with 'ku' ending
Intransitive verb
also written as 退く
to lessen, to subside, to go down (e.g. of swelling) Godan verb with 'ku' ending
Intransitive verb
also written as 退く
to resign, to retire, to quit Godan verb with 'ku' ending
Intransitive verb
Colloquialism
to be put off (by someone's words or behaviour), to be turned off, to recoil (in disgust, etc.), to cringe Your personal translations
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Conjugated forms
Present, Future 引く, 引きます
[does], will [do] 引かない, 引きません
doesn't [do], will not [do] Past 引いた, 引きました
[did] 引かなかった, 引きませんでした
didn't [do] Te-form, Continuative 引いて, 引きまして 引かないで, 引きませんで 引かなくて
[does], will [do] 引かない, 引きません
doesn't [do], will not [do] Past 引いた, 引きました
[did] 引かなかった, 引きませんでした
didn't [do] Te-form, Continuative 引いて, 引きまして 引かないで, 引きませんで 引かなくて
Kanjis
引 ON: イン KUN: ひ.く, ひ.ける
pull, tug, jerk, admit, install, quote, refer to
Stroke: 4 Grade: 2 JLPT: N3 SKIP: 1-3-1 FC: 1220.0
曳 ON: エイ KUN: ひ.く
pull, tug, jerk, admit, install, quote, refer to
Stroke: 6 SKIP: 4-6-4 FC: 5000.0
牽 ON: ケン KUN: ひ.く
pull, tug, drag, lead by hand
Stroke: 11 SKIP: 2-2-9 FC: 0050.0
pull, tug, jerk, admit, install, quote, refer to
Stroke: 4 Grade: 2 JLPT: N3 SKIP: 1-3-1 FC: 1220.0
曳 ON: エイ KUN: ひ.く
pull, tug, jerk, admit, install, quote, refer to
Stroke: 6 SKIP: 4-6-4 FC: 5000.0
牽 ON: ケン KUN: ひ.く
pull, tug, drag, lead by hand
Stroke: 11 SKIP: 2-2-9 FC: 0050.0
Phrases
できるだけ英語から例をひこう。
Insofar as possible, our examples will be drawn from English. あんな本みたらフツーの女は引くもんな！
Obviously a normal woman would lose interest if she saw a book like that! ジョンはギターを引くことができません。
John cannot play the guitar. John can't play the guitar. 海底ケーブルが両国の間に引かれた。
A submarine cable was laid between the two countries. 腫れが引くまで何日くらいかかりますか。
How many days will it take until the swelling goes down?