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Words — 6 found

Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb
1. to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)See also 引く ひく
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Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb
1. to pull; to tug; to lead (e.g. a horse)
  • カーテン
  • ゆっくり
  • 引かれた
The curtains were drawn slowly.
Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb
2. to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)See also 注意を引く, also written as 惹く
Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb
3. to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to pull in
  • あんな
  • ほん
  • みたら
  • フツーの
  • おんな
  • 引く
  • もん
Obviously a normal woman would lose interest if she saw a book like that!
Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb
4. to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
  • あなた
  • 引いた
  • カード
  • あか
  • マーク
  • です
The card you drew was a red, wasn't it?
Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb
5. to draw (a line, plan, etc.)See also 図面を引く
  • から
  • まで
  • せん
  • ひき
  • なさい
Draw a line from A to B.
Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb
6. to catch (a cold)See also 風邪を引く
  • わる悪い
  • かぜ風邪
  • ひいていて
  • さらにわるさらに悪いことに
  • ゆき
  • 降って
  • きました
I had a bad cold, and to make matters worse, it began snowing.
Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb
7. to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)usu. written as 弾く
  • かのじょ彼女
  • グランドピアノ
  • その
  • きょく
  • 引いた
She played that tune on her grand piano.
Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb
8. to look up (in a dictionary, phone book, etc.); to consult; to checkSee also 辞書を引く
  • その
  • たんご単語
  • じしょ辞書
  • ひいて
  • ごらん
Look up the word in your dictionary.
Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb
9. to haul; to pull (vehicles)esp. 牽く
  • わたし
  • うま
  • にぐるま荷車
  • 引いている
  • 見た
I saw a horse pulling a cart.
Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb
10. to subtract; to deduct
    10
  • から
  • 引く
  • 、8
  • のこ残る
Two from ten leaves eight.
Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb
11. to recede; to ebb; to fade
  • 腫れ
  • 引く
  • まで
  • なんにち何日
  • くらい
  • かかります
How many days will it take until the swelling goes down?
Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb
12. to be descend from; to inherit (a characteristic)
  • その
  • さっか作家
  • ギリシャ
  • おうけ王家
  • けっとう血統
  • 引いていた
The writer was descended from the Greek royal family.
Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb
13. to quote; to cite; to raise (as evidence)
  • できるだけ
  • えいご英語
  • から
  • れい
  • ひこう
Insofar as possible, our examples will be drawn from English.
Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb
14. to lay on (electricity, gas, etc.); to install (e.g. a telephone); to supply (e.g. water)
  • かいてい海底
  • ケーブル
  • りょうこく両国
  • あいだ
  • 引かれた
A submarine cable was laid between the two countries.
Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb
15. to hold (e.g. a note)
Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb
16. to apply (e.g. lipstick); to oil (e.g. a pan); to wax (e.g. a floor)
Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Intransitive verb
17. to move back; to draw back; to recede; to fall back; to retreatalso written as 退く
Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Intransitive verb
18. to lessen; to subside; to ebb; to go down (e.g. of swelling)also written as 退く
Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Intransitive verb
19. to resign; to retire; to quitalso written as 退く
Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Intransitive verb
20. to be put off (by someone's words or behaviour); to be turned off; to recoil (in disgust, etc.); to cringeColloquial
Other forms
曳く 【ひく】牽く 【ひく】
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Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb
1. to run over (with a vehicle); to knock downUsually written using kana alone
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Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb
1. to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)See also 引く
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Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb
1. to sawOnly applies to 挽く
Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb
2. to grind (e.g. coffee beans); to mill
    マメ
  • ちゃん
  • コーヒーまめコーヒー豆
  • 挽く
  • ため為に
  • コーヒーミル
  • つか使います
Mame uses a coffee mill to grind coffee beans.
Other forms
碾く 【ひく】
Notes
碾く: Rarely-used kanji form.
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Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Intransitive verb
1. to move back; to draw back; to recede; to fall back; to retreatSee also 引く, also written as 引く
  • かのじょ彼女
  • へび
  • 見て
  • 退いた
She drew back when she saw a snake.
Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Intransitive verb
2. to lessen; to subside; to ebb; to go down (e.g. of swelling)See also 引く, usu. written as 引く
Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Intransitive verb
3. to resign; to retire; to quit
  • かれ
  • やくしょく役職
  • から
  • 退いた
He retired from office.
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Kanji — 33 found

0.9508923703245977
4 strokes. JLPT N3. Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2.
pull, tug, jerk, admit, install, quote, refer to
On: イン
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3.6988840827305447
9 strokes. JLPT N3. Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6.
退
retreat, withdraw, retire, resign, repel, expel, reject
On: タイ
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4.9609247210206835
12 strokes. JLPT N1. Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high.
bullet, twang, flip, snap
On: ダン タン
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81.81818181818183
10 strokes. Jinmeiyō kanji.
saw, turn (lathe), grind
Kun: ひ.く
On: バン
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Sentences — 478 found

  • jreibun/8/2
      恋人はとても美しい
    • ひと
    • だったが、
    • あるひある日
    • かのじょ彼女
    • おさな幼なじみ
    • の女の子のことを
    • いなか田舎っぽくて
    • ぐどん愚鈍
    • だと笑っているのを聞いたとき、
    • ぼく
    • の彼女への愛情はまるで
    • うみ
    • しお
    • が引くように
    • いっき一気
    • 冷めて
    • しまった。
    My girlfriend was very beautiful, but my love for her instantly evaporated like the ebbing tide of the ocean when I heard her laughing at her long-time childhood friend, whom she called “provincial” and “dumb.” Jreibun
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