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Words — 5 found

Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb
1. to pull; to tug; to lead (e.g. a horse)​
  • カーテン
  • が
  • ゆっくり
  • ひ引かれた
  • 。
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
  • ほん本
  • みたら
  • フツーの
  • おんな女
  • は
  • ひ引く
  • もん
  • な
  • !
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
  • の
  • ひ引いた
  • カード
  • は
  • あか赤
  • の
  • マーク
  • です
  • ね
  • 。
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
    A
  • から
  • B
  • まで
  • せん線
  • を
  • 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
  • を
  • ひいていて
  • 、
  • さらにわるさらに悪いことに
  • は
  • 、
  • ゆき雪
  • が
  • ふ降って
  • 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
  • は
  • グランドピアノ
  • で
  • その
  • きょく曲
  • を
  • ひ引いた
  • 。
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 check​See also 辞書を引く
  • その
  • たんご単語
  • を
  • じしょ辞書
  • で
  • 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
  • わたし私
  • は
  • うま馬
  • が
  • にぐるま荷車
  • を
  • ひ引いている
  • の
  • を
  • み見た
  • 。
I saw a horse pulling a cart.
Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb
10. to subtract; to deduct​
    10
  • から
  • 2
  • を
  • ひ引く
  • と
  • 、8
  • のこ残る
  • 。
Two from ten leaves eight.
Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb
11. to recede; to ebb; to fade​
  • は腫れ
  • が
  • ひ引く
  • まで
  • なんにち何日
  • くらい
  • かかります
  • か
  • 。
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
  • は
  • ギリシャ
  • の
  • おうけ王家
  • の
  • けっとう血統
  • を
  • ひ引いていた
  • 。
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
  • れい例
  • を
  • 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
  • が
  • りょうこく両国
  • の
  • あいだ間
  • に
  • ひ引かれた
  • 。
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 retreat​also 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 quit​also 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 cringe​Colloquial
Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Intransitive verb
21. to draw back; to pull back; to retreat​Go (game), See also ヒキ
Other forms
曳く 【ひく】、牽く 【ひく】
Notes
曳く: Rarely-used kanji form. 牽く: Rarely-used kanji form.
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ひて 引く手あまた
Noun
1. being very popular; being in great demand​
Other forms
引く手数多 【ひくてあまた】
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ひひ 引くに引けない
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), I-adjective (keiyoushi)
1. unable to back down; unable to withdraw; stuck in a position where one cannot pull back; committed​
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Wikipedia definition
1. Pushmo​Pushmo, known in Europe as Pullblox and in Japan as Hikuo... Read more
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Kanji — 1 found

0.9508923703245977
4 strokes. JLPT N3. Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2.
引
pull, tug, jerk, admit, install, quote, refer to
On: イン
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Sentences — 286 found

  • jreibun/8/2
      恋人はとても美しい
    • ひと人
    • だったが、
    • あるひある日
    • かのじょ彼女
    • が
    • 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、
    • ぼく僕
    • の彼女への愛情はまるで
    • うみ海
    • の
    • しお潮
    • が引くように
    • いっき一気
    • に
    • さ冷めて
    • 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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