Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb
1. to pull; to tug; to lead (e.g. a horse)
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 惹く ひく, See also 注意を引く 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.)
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 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)See also 弾く ひく - 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 checkSee also 辞書を引く 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
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)
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 recedeSee also 退く ひく Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Intransitive verb
18. to lessen; to subside; to ebb; to go down (e.g. of swelling)See also 退く ひく Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Intransitive verb
19. to resign; to retire; to quitSee also 退く ひく Other forms