Kanji

引

pull, tug, jerk, admit, install, quote, refer to

Kanji

Grade

Grade 2

Strokes

4 strokes

Radical

弓部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

イン

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

ひく, ひき, ひき-, -びき, ひける

Nanori (Name Reading)

のぶ, ひき, ひさ

Common Readings

イン, ひ…く, ひ…ける

Example sentences

引く ひく
辞書を引いて、言葉の意味を調べた。

I looked up the word in the dictionary to check its meaning.

のです のです
風邪を引いたのです

I caught a cold (you see).

引っ張る ひっぱる
子供たちは、力いっぱい綱を引っ張っていた。

The children were pulling the rope with all their might.

リーダー リーダー
彼はチームのリーダーとして、皆を引っ張っている。

He is leading everyone as the team leader.

強引 ごういん
彼は強引に自分の意見を通した。

He forcibly pushed through his own opinion.

連れ出す つれだす
友人を強引に外へ連れ出した。

I forcibly took my friend outside.

引き受ける ひきうける
難しい仕事を引き受けた

I took on the difficult job.

自ら みずから
彼は自ら進んで困難な仕事を引き受けた。

He personally volunteered for the difficult job.

引きずる ひきずる
過去の失敗を引きずってはいけない。

You shouldn't dwell on past failures.

引っかかる ひっかかる
彼の言葉の端々に何かが引っかかる。

Something in his words is bothering me.

Example Vocabulary

引く

ひく

to pull; to draw; to subtract; to look up (in a dictionary); to catch (a cold)

引っ張る

ひっぱる

to pull; to drag; to lead; to prolong

強引

ごういん

pushy; forcible; high-handed

引き受ける

ひきうける

to take on; to undertake; to accept; to be responsible for

引きずる

ひきずる

to drag; to pull; to dwell on

引っかかる

ひっかかる

to be caught in; to be trapped; to be bothered by (something)

引き寄せる

ひきよせる

to pull close; to draw near; to attract

手を引く

てをひく

to withdraw; to pull out; to lead by the hand

引き抜く

ひきぬく

to pull out; to extract; to scout

引き出す

ひきだす

to pull out; to take out; to withdraw; to draw out

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