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引

pull
Stroke count: 4

Readings

On readingイン
Kun readingひ.く、ひ.ける
JōyōGrade 2

Popular Usage

字引引く引き出し引き出す引っ越す引退引用引力強引索引差し引き籤引

Radicals and components

Radical弓bowComponents

Mnemonic (RtK)

ⓘ

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)
早引けはやびけ
leaving work (office, school) early
引き時ひきどき
(good) time to quit; (right) time to withdraw; time to pull out; time to retire; time to leave
万引きまんびき
shoplifting; shoplifter
手引きてびき
guidance; lead; acting as guide; giving assistance; introduction
取引先とりひきさき
customer; client; client company; business connection; trade partner
値引きねびき
price reduction; discount

Stroke Order

4 strokes

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