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引

pull
Stroke count: 4

Readings

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Kun readingひ.く、ひ.ける
JLPT level: N3JōyōGrade 2

Meanings

  1. pullRtK
    神々がいろいろな工夫の末アマテラスを引き出す。Gods finally pull out Amaterasu after various trials.wiki
  2. admit
  3. install
  4. jerk
  5. quote
    --引用開始---Start quote-wiki
  6. refer to
  7. tug
    その釣り人は釣り糸に強い引きを感じた。The angler felt a strong tug on the line.tatoeba
  1. to pull
  2. to tug
  3. to lead (e.g. a horse)
  4. to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.)
  5. to attract (e.g. interest)

Popular Usage

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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bow (弓) · stick (丨)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1318

Compound words

引くひく
to pull; to tug; to lead (e.g. a horse); to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
字引じびき
dictionary
引っ越すひっこす
to move (house); to change residence
引き出しひきだし
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
引き出すひきだす
to pull out; to take out; to draw out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court)
引退いんたい
retirement
引用いんよう
quotation; citation; reference
引力いんりょく
attraction (e.g. magnetic, gravitation); affinity; gravitational pull; attractiveness; magnetism
強引ごういん
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
索引さくいん
index (in a book)
差し引きさしひき
deduction; subtraction; balance; ebb and flow; rise and fall
引き戸ひきど
sliding door
引き継ぐひきつぐ
to take over (someone's duties, business, etc.); to inherit; to succeed to; to carry on (a tradition); to continue
引っ越しひっこし
moving (dwelling, office, etc.); changing residence
引っ張るひっぱる
to pull; to draw; to pull tight; to string (lines); to run (cable)
引き起こすひきおこす
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to provoke; to pull upright
引き上げるひきあげる
to pull up; to drag up; to lift up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes)
引責いんせき
taking responsibility
吸引きゅういん
absorption; suction; aspiration; attraction; draw
取引とりひき
transactions; dealings; business
割引わりびき
discount; reduction; rebate; tenths discounted; tenths reduced
引け目ひけめ
sense of inferiority; one's weak point
綱引きつなひき
tug of war; forward puller (of a rickshaw)
税引きぜいびき
after (deduction of) tax; after-tax (income or profits); excluding tax (of a price)

Kun Reading Examples

引っ越してきたばかりだから、まだ部屋が殺風景なんだよ。ひっこす
I just moved in so my room is still quite bland.tatoeba
彼の言葉は正論だったが、僕は心のどこかで引っかかりを感じていた。ひっかかり
Even though what he said was sound, I still wasn't completely convinced.tatoeba
風邪引いちゃうよ。ひく
You will catch cold.tatoeba

Additional Examples

彼は片足を引きずってあるいた。
He walked with a limp.tatoeba
彼は平然と取引をつぶしました。
He sank the deal without batting an eyelash.tatoeba
彼は風邪を引いていたが、仕事に出かけた。
Though he had a cold, he went to work.tatoeba
彼は風邪を引いたらしい。
He seems to have caught a cold.tatoeba
源義光の系譜を引く近江源氏。
He was from the Omi-Genji (Minamoto clan), with the family line of MINAMOTO no Yoshimitsu.wiki
一部大化の改新以前の品部の系譜を引く。
Some Shinabe originated from Shinabe before the Taika Reforms.wiki
武士たちは乳母のふところから副将を引き出して首を切った。
The soldiers then took away Yoshimune from the nurses and decapitated him.wiki
そして、興味を持たせて外に引き出し、再び世は明るくなった。
Attracting her interest, the reflection made her come out of the cave and the world became bright once more.wiki
集まった諸神の知恵で引き出すことに成功する。
Various gods gathered to give their wisdom and to take her out of the cave, and it worked.wiki
八右衛門が一日で引っ越すのは、前夜に幽霊を見たためであるという。
Hachiemon says that because he saw a ghost last night he has to move out although staying only one night.wiki
病気のため役者を引退。
He retired from his career as a Kabuki actor due to his sickness.wiki
1915年に引退をした。
He retired from dance in 1915.wiki
なお強調は引用者
Please note that some letters are boldfaced by this article's author.wiki

Stroke Order

4 strokes

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