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ひ 引く
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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
  • 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
Other forms
曳く 【ひく】、牽く 【ひく】

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3 Replies ・ Started by Bluesky at 2017-04-07 17:35:45 UTC ・ Last reply by Bluesky at 2017-04-08 12:02:21 UTC

about the 13th interpretation