引く
Reading
Meanings
- 1.
to pull; to tug; to lead (e.g. a horse)
Godan verb with ku endingtransitive verb - 2.
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
also written as 惹く
Godan verb with ku endingtransitive verb - 3.
to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to pull in
Godan verb with ku endingtransitive verb - 4.
to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
Godan verb with ku endingtransitive verb - 5.
to draw (a line, plan, etc.)
Godan verb with ku endingtransitive verb - 6.
to catch (a cold)
Godan verb with ku endingtransitive verb - 7.
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
usu. written as 弾く
Godan verb with ku endingtransitive verb - 8.
to look up (in a dictionary, phone book, etc.); to consult; to check
Godan verb with ku endingtransitive verb - 9.
to haul; to pull (vehicles)
esp. 牽く
Godan verb with ku endingtransitive verb - 10.
to subtract; to deduct
Godan verb with ku endingtransitive verb - 11.
to recede; to ebb; to fade
Godan verb with ku endingtransitive verb - 12.
to be descend from; to inherit (a characteristic)
Godan verb with ku endingtransitive verb - 13.
to quote; to cite; to raise (as evidence)
Godan verb with ku endingtransitive verb - 14.
to lay on (electricity, gas, etc.); to install (e.g. a telephone); to supply (e.g. water)
Godan verb with ku endingtransitive verb - 15.
to hold (e.g. a note)
Godan verb with ku endingtransitive verb - 16.
to apply (e.g. lipstick); to oil (e.g. a pan); to wax (e.g. a floor)
Godan verb with ku endingtransitive verb - 17.
to move back; to draw back; to recede; to fall back; to retreat
also written as 退く
Godan verb with ku endingintransitive verb - 18.
to lessen; to subside; to ebb; to go down (e.g. of swelling)
also written as 退く
Godan verb with ku endingintransitive verb - 19.
to resign; to retire; to quit
also written as 退く
Godan verb with ku endingintransitive verb - 20.
to be put off (by someone's words or behaviour); to be turned off; to recoil (in disgust, etc.); to cringe
Godan verb with ku endingintransitive verbcolloquialism
Learn in context
Example sentences
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You open this door by pulling it.
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I caught a cold.
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Please look it up in the dictionary.
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The child walks pulling his mother's hand.
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I drew a line in my notebook.