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引ひく
Meanings
Verb (5-dan, く, transitive)
1. to pull; to tug; to lead (e.g. a horse)
After walking for a while, I was pulled by the sleeve.
2. to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
also written as 惹く
3. to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to pull in
Let's tuck the chin in a little.
4. to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
Then, who do you think drew the winning ticket?
5. to draw (a line, plan, etc.)
Boundaries are something that someone draws.
6. to catch (a cold)
Maybe I caught a cold.
7. to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
usu. written as 弾く
8. to look up (in a dictionary, phone book, etc.); to consult; to check
9. to haul; to pull (vehicles)
esp. 牽く
10. to subtract; to deduct
11. to recede; to ebb; to fade
12. to be descend from; to inherit (a characteristic)
13. to quote; to cite; to raise (as evidence)
14. to lay on (electricity, gas, etc.); to install (e.g. a telephone); to supply (e.g. water)
15. to hold (e.g. a note)
16. to apply (e.g. lipstick); to oil (e.g. a pan); to wax (e.g. a floor)
Verb (5-dan, く, intransitive)
17. to move back; to draw back; to recede; to fall back; to retreat
also written as 退く
18. to lessen; to subside; to ebb; to go down (e.g. of swelling)
also written as 退く
19. to resign; to retire; to quit
also written as 退く
20. to be put off (by someone's words or behaviour); to be turned off; to recoil (in disgust, etc.); to cringe
21. to draw back; to pull back; to retreat
Alt. forms
引ひく
86%
ひく
10%
曳ひく
1%
牽ひく
Kanji used
引
pull
Pitch accent
ひ
く
Top 600
Conjugations...Used in: 5793
Used in vocabulary (50 in total)
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
to pull the trigger; to squeeze the trigger
47 more...
Examples (45 in total)
92 minus 9 is 83.
Subtract three from eight and you get five.
Draw a straight line.
Let's tuck the chin in a little.
Subtract three from that number.
The curtains were drawn slowly.
I have no intention of backing down even one step.
I wonder where the electricity is being drawn from.
Maybe I caught a cold.
They say they will withdraw their troops.
After walking for a while, I was pulled by the sleeve.
She can play the piano well.
She pulled the door open.
I pinched it with my fingers and pulled.
I hardly ever catch a cold, you know.
The tide should have gone out by about now.
Pull the drawer toward you to open it.
Boundaries are something that someone draws.
She pulled the curtain aside.
Tom pulled the door closed.
I stayed at home because I had a cold.
A submarine cable was laid between the two countries.
We're very attracted to the country life.
Once he sets his mind on something, he never backs down.
Then, who do you think drew the winning ticket?
Whether you push or pull, the door in front of you does not open.
The water that had been pooling in the ditch is also gradually receding.
I saw a horse pulling a cart.
I looked up the words in my dictionary.
She played that tune on her grand piano.
He took out the paper and pulled his face back while squinting.
I unloaded the luggage from the horse I had been leading and went inside.
The tears that were on the verge of overflowing suddenly receded all at once.
Give it one second, and gravity will pull the bullet down.
The response was beyond what I imagined, and I'm a bit taken aback.
I put my hand into the box and drew the remaining one.
The writer was descended from the Greek royal family.
How many days will it take until the swelling goes down?
Tucking in her chin slightly, she brushes her bangs aside with her hand.
I casually pull out a chair and offer her a seat.
I pulled the thread too tight and the fabric puckered.
The nurse substituted for the doctor who had caught a terrible cold.
He drew some vertical lines on the paper.
He spent about thirty seconds adding and subtracting something in his head.
However, as if having changed his mind, he pulled his hand back and suddenly looked behind him.