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Words — 36 found

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
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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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Noun
1. tug of war
  • こっかい国会
  • うご動き
  • この
  • もんだい問題
  • めぐる
  • よやとう与野党
  • あいだ
  • せいじてき政治的
  • つなひ綱引き
  • となった
Parliamentary activity has become a political tug of war between the ruling and opposition parties over the issue.
Noun
2. forward puller (of a rickshaw)
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3. Tug of warTug of war, also known as tug o' war, tug war, rope war, ... Read more
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綱曳き 【つなひき】
Notes
綱曳き: Rarely-used kanji form.
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Noun
1. pull; patronage; influence
Noun
2. tug
  • その
  • つりびと釣り人
  • つりいと釣り糸
  • つよ強い
  • 引き
  • かん感じた
The angler felt a strong tug on the line.
Noun
3. room to move the camera backPhotography
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Noun
1. tugboat; tug; towboat
Noun, Suru verb
2. tugging (a boat); towing; towage
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曳船 【ひきふね】引船 【ひきふね】引き船 【ひきふね】曳き船 【ひきふね】引き舟 【ひきふね】引舟 【ひきふね】
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Godan verb with 'u' ending, Transitive verb
1. to pull from both ends; to pull from both sides; to play tug of war
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きんせん 琴線
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Ichidan verb
1. to strike a chord; to tug at one's heartstrings; to resonateIdiomatic expression
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Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb
1. drawing a line (esp. through an entry in a ledger, record book, etc.); striking out; crossing out
  • まちが間違ったら
  • そのまま
  • ぼうび棒引き
  • 消して
  • おいて
  • ください
If you make a mistake, just cross it out neatly.
Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb
2. cancellation (of a debt); writing off
Noun
3. indicating a long vowel with a long-vowel mark; long-vowel marke.g. writing ああ as あー
Noun
4. tug of war played with a pole
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りょうゆうなら 両雄並
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)
1. if two ride upon a horse, one must sit behind; when Greek meets Greek, then comes the tug of war; two great rivals cannot coexistProverb
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Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb
1. arguing back and forth; bandying words; verbal tug-of-war
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押問答 【おしもんどう】
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Noun
1. tugboat
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2. TugboatA tugboat (tug) is a boat that maneuvers vessels by pushi... Read more
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そで 目引袖引
Noun
1. catching someone's attention by winking and tugging at their sleeve
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ちょう
Noun
1. Tughluq dynasty (of India; 1320-1413)Historical term
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2. Tughlaq dynastyThe Tughlaq dynasty was a Turkic dynasty of Delhi sultana... Read more
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ツグルク朝 【ツグルクちょう】
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Noun
1. tugrik (Mongolian currency); tughrik; tögrögFrom Mongolian
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トゥグリグトゥグルク
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Adverb (fukushi), Adverb taking the 'to' particle
1. giving two or three light tugs (or pushes)Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
Adverb (fukushi), Adverb taking the 'to' particle
2. worrying about; moping; brooding over; frettingArchaic, Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
Adverb (fukushi), Adverb taking the 'to' particle
3. suddenly angry; feeling a surge of angerArchaic, Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
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おうちょう 王朝
Noun
1. Delhi dynasties (the Mamluk, Khilji, Tughlaq, Sayyid, and Lodi dynasties of India)Historical term, See also デリースルタン朝
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Noun
1. tagging (graffiti)
Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb
2. tagging (of files, etc.)Computing
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1. Tugan SokhievTugan Taymourazovitch Sokhiev is an Ossetian conductor. S... Read more
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1. Tugay BeyMirza Tughai Bey, Tugay Bey sometimes also spelled as Tug... Read more
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Kanji — 3 found

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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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81.81818181818183
11 strokes. Jinmeiyō kanji.
pull, tug, drag, lead by hand
Kun: ひ.く
On: ケン
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81.81818181818183
6 strokes. Jinmeiyō kanji.
pull, tug, jerk, admit, install, quote, refer to
Kun: ひ.く
On: エイ
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Sentences — 3 found

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    • いいんちょう委員長
    • あと
    • なに
    • はこ運ぶ
    • んだ
    • っけ
    • ?」「
    • とくてんばん得点板
    • おおだま大玉
    • もう
    • いっこ一個
    • つなひ綱引き
    • つな
    "Mr Chairman, what needs moving next, again?" "Scoreboard, giant ball and the tug-of-war rope." Tatoeba
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Names — 11 found

タグフォークがわ 【タグフォーク川】
Place
1. Tug Fork (river)
トゥガンバラノフスキー
Unclassified name
1. Tugan-Baranovskii
トゥガリノワ
Unclassified name
1. Tugarinova
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