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Words — 12 found

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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Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb
1. to come down; to go down; to fall; to drop; to sink; to get lowerAntonym: 上がる
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb
2. to hang; to dangle
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb
3. to move back; to step back; to withdraw; to retire
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb
4. to deteriorate; to fall off; to be downgraded
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb
5. to get closer to the present day
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)
6. below; south ofas ~下ル or ~下; in the Kyoto address system
Other forms
下る 【さがる】
Notes
下る: Irregular okurigana usage.
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Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb
1. retreat; falling back; moving backwards; reversing; backing up (of a vehicle); retrogression; retractionAntonym: 前進
  • じどうしゃ自動車
  • うれゆ売れ行き
  • ねんどまつ年度末
  • こうたい後退
  • しました
Automobile sales suffered a setback at the end of the financial year.
Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb
2. recession; waning
Noun
3. backspace (key)Computing
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かえ
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb
1. to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to capsize
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb
2. to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over; to lie on one's back
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ひっくり返る 【ひっくりがえる】引っくり返る 【ひっくりかえる】引っくり返る 【ひっくりがえる】引っ繰り返る 【ひっくりかえる】引っ繰り返る 【ひっくりがえる】引繰り返る 【ひっくりかえる】引繰り返る 【ひっくりがえる】
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しりもち 尻餅
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Godan verb with 'ku' ending
1. to fall on one's backsideSee also 尻餅
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尻もちをつく 【しりもちをつく】尻餅を付く 【しりもちをつく】尻餅を着く 【しりもちをつく】
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Noun
1. top and bottom; high and low; above and below; upper and lower ends; up and down
Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb
2. going up and down; rising and falling; fluctuating
Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb
3. going and coming back
Noun
4. upper and lower classes; ruler and ruled; the government and the people
Noun
5. first and second volumes
Noun
6. top and bottom; two-piece (outfit)Clothing
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うしたお
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Ichidan verb
1. to fall backward
Other forms
後に倒れる 【うしろにたおれる】
Notes
後に倒れる: Irregular okurigana usage.
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Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb
1. to fall on one's backside
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb
2. to be exhausted; to lose strength; to lose one's abilitiesSee also へたばる
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うしたお
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Ichidan verb
1. to fall backward
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後ろ様に倒れる 【うしろざまにたおれる】
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Noun
1. falling on one's backside; pratfallSee also 尻餅をつく
Noun
2. mochi used to celebrate a child's first birthday; mochi tied to a baby's back if he starts walking before his first birthday in order to cause him to fall on his backside
Other forms
尻もち 【しりもち】尻餠 【しりもち】
Notes
尻餠: Rarely-used kanji form.
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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
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曳く 【ひく】牽く 【ひく】
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Adverb (fukushi), Adverb taking the 'to' particle
1. (dragging a large or heavy item) slowlyOnomatopoeic or mimetic word
Adverb (fukushi), Adverb taking the 'to' particle
2. (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; (drawing back) slowly; with a slitherOnomatopoeic or mimetic word
  • わたし
  • ぬかるんだ
  • しゃめん斜面
  • ずるずる
  • すべりお滑り下りた
I slithered down the muddy slope.
Adverb (fukushi), Adverb taking the 'to' particle
3. on and on; while putting off; slovenly; interminablyOnomatopoeic or mimetic word
  • ほそぼそと
  • した
  • アクセス
  • たまに
  • くる
  • メール
  • など
  • はげ励まされ
  • ズルズル
  • ここ
  • まで
  • きて
  • しまいました
Encouraged by the continuing trickle of hits and the rarely arriving email I've somehow kept going till now.
Adverb (fukushi), Adverb taking the 'to' particle
4. with a slurp; with a sniffleOnomatopoeic or mimetic word
Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)
5. loose; lax; inconclusive; unresolvedOnomatopoeic or mimetic word
Other forms
ズルズルづるづる
Notes
づるづる: Out-dated or obsolete kana usage.
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Sentences — 19 found

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    • せんそう戦争
    • ちゅう
    • おお多く
    • かぞく家族
    • たくわ蓄え
    • すべて
    • つかいは使い果たし
    • たよ頼る
    • もの
    • 無くなった
    Many families had lost their savings during the war and had nothing to fall back on. Tatoeba
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