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)
See also: 注意を引く
also written as 惹く
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.), to attract (e.g. interest)
to draw back (e.g. one's hand), to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.), to pull in
to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
See also: 図面を引く
to draw (a line, plan, etc.)
See also: 風邪を引く
to catch (a cold)
usu. written as 弾く
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
See also: 辞書を引く
to look up (in a dictionary, phone book, etc.), to consult, to check
esp. 牽く
to haul, to pull (vehicles)
to subtract, to deduct
to recede, to ebb, to fade
to be descend from, to inherit (a characteristic)
to quote, to cite, to raise (as evidence)
to lay on (electricity, gas, etc.), to install (e.g. a telephone), to supply (e.g. water)
to hold (e.g. a note)
to apply (e.g. lipstick), to oil (e.g. a pan), to wax (e.g. a floor)
Intransitive verb
also written as 退く
to move back, to draw back, to recede, to fall back, to retreat
also written as 退く
to lessen, to subside, to ebb, to go down (e.g. of swelling)
also written as 退く
to resign, to retire, to quit
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) See also: 注意を引く
also written as 惹く
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.), to attract (e.g. interest) to draw back (e.g. one's hand), to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.), to pull in to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.) See also: 図面を引く
to draw (a line, plan, etc.) See also: 風邪を引く
to catch (a cold) usu. written as 弾く
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument) See also: 辞書を引く
to look up (in a dictionary, phone book, etc.), to consult, to check esp. 牽く
to haul, to pull (vehicles) to subtract, to deduct to recede, to ebb, to fade to be descend from, to inherit (a characteristic) to quote, to cite, to raise (as evidence) to lay on (electricity, gas, etc.), to install (e.g. a telephone), to supply (e.g. water) to hold (e.g. a note) to apply (e.g. lipstick), to oil (e.g. a pan), to wax (e.g. a floor) Intransitive verb
also written as 退く
to move back, to draw back, to recede, to fall back, to retreat also written as 退く
to lessen, to subside, to ebb, to go down (e.g. of swelling) also written as 退く
to resign, to retire, to quit Colloquialism
to be put off (by someone's words or behaviour), to be turned off, to recoil (in disgust, etc.), to cringe 定義
（原義）ものを自分の方向へ動かす。 病気に感染する。 数を減ずる、減算する、マイナスする。接続詞も参照。 線状のものを書く。 薄く延ばす 書物内の語を探す。 引用する。 パーティーなどの盛り上がりが急激に停滞して静かになる。失望や警戒により消極的な気持ちになる。 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. 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. 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! 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? その作家はギリシャの王家の血統を引いていた。
The writer was descended from the Greek royal family.