Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 引き抜き(ひきぬき) in Japanese

引き抜き, 引抜き
Kana Reading
ひきぬき
Romaji
hikinuki
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    hiring from another company; recruitment; scouting; headhunting
    Example sentence
    社長は新しいセールスマネージャーを入れるため、引き抜き専門の人物を雇った。 The company president has hired a headhunter to find us a new sales manager.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    quick costume change in kabuki (taking off outer costume)
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    drawing (wire, pipes, metal plate)

Examples of 引き抜き, 引抜き, ひきぬき in a sentence

Kanji in this word

抜 JLPT 3

7 strokes

slip out, extract, pull out, pilfer, quote, remove, omit

On'Yomi: バツ, ハツ, ハイ

Kun'Yomi: ぬ.く, -ぬ.く, ぬ.き, ぬ.ける, ぬ.かす, ぬ.かる

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引 JLPT 4

4 strokes

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

On'Yomi: イン

Kun'Yomi: ひ.く, ひ.き, ひ.き-, -び.き, ひ.ける

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