JMdict: 1169250
引く 【ひく】
- [v5k,vt] to pull; to tug; to lead (e.g. a horse)
- [v5k,vt] to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
- [v5k,vt] to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to pull in
- [v5k,vt] to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
- [v5k,vt] to draw (a line, plan, etc.)
- [v5k,vt] to catch (a cold)
- [v5k,vt] to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
- [v5k,vt] to look up (in a dictionary, phone book, etc.); to consult; to check
- [v5k,vt] to haul; to pull (vehicles)
- [v5k,vt] to subtract; to deduct
- [v5k,vt] to recede; to ebb; to fade
- [v5k,vt] to be descend from; to inherit (a characteristic)
- [v5k,vt] to quote; to cite; to raise (as evidence)
- [v5k,vt] to lay on (electricity, gas, etc.); to install (e.g. a telephone); to supply (e.g. water)
- [v5k,vt] to hold (e.g. a note)
- [v5k,vt] to apply (e.g. lipstick); to oil (e.g. a pan); to wax (e.g. a floor)
- [v5k,vi] to move back; to draw back; to recede
- [v5k,vi] to lessen; to subside; to ebb; to go down (e.g. of swelling)
- [v5k,vi] to resign; to retire; to quit
Kanji in this word:
Kanji | Meanings | On Readings | Kun Readings |
---|---|---|---|
引 | Pull, Tug, Jerk, Admit, Install, Quote, Refer To | イン | ひ.く, ひ.き, ひ.き-, -び.き, ひ.ける |
Words often seen with this one: (experimental feature)
こと (32), まで (22), この (16), 私 (16), ほど (14), カード (14), その (13), ように (13)