引く
ひく
Written & reading forms
Also written 曳く、牽く
Meanings
- 01
Godan verb (く) · Transitive
to pull; to tug; to lead (e.g. a horse)
- 02
Godan verb (く) · Transitive
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
- 03
Godan verb (く) · Transitive
to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to pull in
- 04
Godan verb (く) · Transitive
to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
- 05
Godan verb (く) · Transitive
to draw (a line, plan, etc.)
- 06
Godan verb (く) · Transitive
to catch (a cold)
- 07
Godan verb (く) · Transitive
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
- 08
Godan verb (く) · Transitive
to look up (in a dictionary, phone book, etc.); to consult; to check
- 09
Godan verb (く) · Transitive
to haul; to pull (vehicles)
esp. 牽く
- 10
Godan verb (く) · Transitive
to subtract; to deduct
- 11
Godan verb (く) · Transitive
to recede; to ebb; to fade
- 12
Godan verb (く) · Transitive
to be descend from; to inherit (a characteristic)
- 13
Godan verb (く) · Transitive
to quote; to cite; to raise (as evidence)
- 14
Godan verb (く) · Transitive
to lay on (electricity, gas, etc.); to install (e.g. a telephone); to supply (e.g. water)
- 15
Godan verb (く) · Transitive
to hold (e.g. a note)
- 16
Godan verb (く) · Transitive
to apply (e.g. lipstick); to oil (e.g. a pan); to wax (e.g. a floor)
- 17
Godan verb (く) · Intransitive
to move back; to draw back; to recede
- 18
Godan verb (く) · Intransitive
to lessen; to subside; to ebb; to go down (e.g. of swelling)
- 19
Godan verb (く) · Intransitive
to resign; to retire; to quit
Pitch accent
Red line shows relative high and low pitch by mora. Pronunciation can vary by region and speaker.
- 引く平板 / 尾高 · Heiban / Odaka
- 引く (退く)平板 / 尾高 · Heiban / Odaka