単語屋Tangoya, “the word shop”
Single kanji#427 most used

引く

ひく0

Pitch accent · 平板 (heiban)

to pull

ITS KANJI

IN A SENTENCE

Don't push the door, pull it.

written for Tangoya

MEANINGS

1

to pull; to tug; to lead (e.g. a horse)

godan verb · transitive

TANGOYA ASKS

2

to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)

godan verb · transitive

3

to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to pull in

godan verb · transitive

4

to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)

godan verb · transitive

5

to draw (a line, plan, etc.)

godan verb · transitive

6

to catch (a cold)

godan verb · transitive

7

to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)

godan verb · transitive

8

to look up (in a dictionary, phone book, etc.); to consult; to check

godan verb · transitive

9

to haul; to pull (vehicles)

godan verb · transitive

10

to subtract; to deduct

godan verb · transitive

11

to recede; to ebb; to fade

godan verb · transitive

12

to be descend from; to inherit (a characteristic)

godan verb · transitive

13

to quote; to cite; to raise (as evidence)

godan verb · transitive

14

to lay on (electricity, gas, etc.); to install (e.g. a telephone); to supply (e.g. water)

godan verb · transitive

15

to hold (e.g. a note)

godan verb · transitive

16

to apply (e.g. lipstick); to oil (e.g. a pan); to wax (e.g. a floor)

godan verb · transitive

17

to move back; to draw back; to recede; to fall back; to retreat

godan verb · intransitive

18

to lessen; to subside; to ebb; to go down (e.g. of swelling)

godan verb · intransitive

19

to resign; to retire; to quit

godan verb · intransitive

20

to be put off (by someone's words or behaviour); to be turned off; to recoil (in disgust, etc.); to cringe

godan verb · intransitive

SOUNDS THE SAME

DETAILS

Kind単漢字, single kanji

Frequency#427 most used

Written引く、曳く、牽く

Can be asked asRead, Listen, Recall, Write

Dictionary: JMdict (EDRDG), CC BY-SA 4.0 · pitch: Kanjium