牽 Kanji - Meaning, Readings, Stroke Order

Kanji

Grade

Grade 9

Strokes

11 strokes

Radical

牛部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

ケン

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

ひく

Example sentences

野党は与党の暴走を牽制するために、厳しい質問を浴びせた

The opposition party asked tough questions to keep the ruling party in check.

七夕の夜、牽牛と織女は天の川を渡って一年に一度だけ会う。

On the night of Tanabata, Kengyu and Shokujo cross the Milky Way to meet only once a year.

牽牛と織女は、盈盈一水の間で嘆いている。

Kengyu and Shokujo are lamenting across the stream that separates them.

彼はチームの牽引役として、プロジェクトを成功に導いた。

As the team's driving force, he guided the project to success.

新興国の高い経済成長率は、世界経済の牽引役となっている。

The high economic growth rate of emerging countries is serving as a driver for the global economy.

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牽

Kanji

Example sentences

Example Vocabulary

牽制

牽引

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牽強付会

牽引力

牽制球

牽牛

牽引車

牽引役

牽牛星

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