和英／英和辞典 - Japanese⇔English Dictionary

1. 1. [v5k, vt] to pull; to tug; to lead (e.g. a horse)
2. 2. [v5k, vt] to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest) — also written as 惹く
3. 3. [v5k, vt] to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to pull in
4. 4. [v5k, vt] to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
5. 5. [v5k, vt] to draw (a line, plan, etc.)
6. 6. [v5k, vt] to catch (a cold)
7. 7. [v5k, vt] to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument) — usu. written as 弾く
8. 8. [v5k, vt] to look up (in a dictionary, phone book, etc.); to consult; to check
9. 9. [v5k, vt] to haul; to pull (vehicles) — esp. 牽く
10. 10. [v5k, vt] to subtract; to deduct
11. 11. [v5k, vt] to recede; to ebb; to fade
12. 12. [v5k, vt] to be descend from; to inherit (a characteristic)
13. 13. [v5k, vt] to quote; to cite; to raise (as evidence)
14. 14. [v5k, vt] to lay on (electricity, gas, etc.); to install (e.g. a telephone); to supply (e.g. water)
15. 15. [v5k, vt] to hold (e.g. a note)
16. 16. [v5k, vt] to apply (e.g. lipstick); to oil (e.g. a pan); to wax (e.g. a floor)
17. 17. [v5k, vi] to move back; to draw back; to recede; to fall back; to retreat — also written as 退く
18. 18. [v5k, vi] to lessen; to subside; to ebb; to go down (e.g. of swelling) — also written as 退く
19. 19. [v5k, vi] to resign; to retire; to quit — also written as 退く
20. 20. [v5k, vi] to be put off (by someone's words or behaviour); to be turned off; to recoil (in disgust, etc.); to cringe (col)
21. 21. [v5k, vi] {go} to draw back; to pull back; to retreat

Conjugation — Verb (godan-ku)

Kanji in this word

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

  On: イン (in)

  Kun: ひ.く (hi.ku)、 ひ.ける (hi.keru)

  4 strokes · Grade 2 · JLPT N3

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