Japanese

ひく
Meaning: to attract; to captivate; to draw (attention)
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 惹く 惹かない
Polite 惹きます 惹きません
Past 惹いた 惹かなかった
Polite + Past 惹きました 惹きませんでした
Te-form 惹いて 惹かなくて
Potential 惹ける 惹けない
Passive 惹かれる 惹かれない
Causative 惹かせる 惹かせない
Causative + Passive 惹かされる 惹かされない
Imperative 惹け 惹くな

Handwriting

惹
く

Example

I was captivated by his original ideas.

Usage Notes

Used when someone's attention or heart is drawn to something. Often written in kana or as 引く, but 惹く specifically implies attraction.

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