Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 引く(ひく) in Japanese

引く, 曳く, 牽く
JLPT 5
Kana Reading
ひく
Romaji
hiku
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    Godan verb with `ku' ending, intransitive verb, transitive verb
    Meaning
    to pull
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to draw (attention, etc.); to attract (interest, etc.)
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to draw back
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to draw (a card)
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to draw (plan, line, etc.)
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to catch (cold)
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to play (string instr.)
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to look up (e.g. dictionary); to consult
  • Parts of speech
    Godan verb with `ku' ending, transitive verb
    Meaning
    to haul; to pull (vehicles)
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to subtract
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to ebb; to fade
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to descend (from); to inherit (a characteristic)
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to quote; to raise (as evidence)
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to lay (a cable); to draw (a cable)

Examples of 引く, 曳く, 牽く, ひく in a sentence

Verb Conjugations

Non-Past

Plain
引く
Plain Polite
引きます
Negative
引かない
Negative Polite
引きません

Past

Plain
引いた
Plain Polite
引きました
Negative
引かなかった
Negative Polite
引きませんでした

Te

Plain
引いて
Plain Polite
引きまして
Negative
--
Negative Polite
--

Passive

Plain
引かれる
Plain Polite
引かれます
Negative
引かれない
Negative Polite
引かれません

Related Kanji

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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曳

6 strokes

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

On'Yomi: エイ

Kun'Yomi: ひ.く

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牽

11 strokes

pull, tug, drag, lead by hand

On'Yomi: ケン

Kun'Yomi: ひ.く

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