Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 引っ張る(ひっぱる) in Japanese

引っ張る, 引っぱる, 引張る
JLPT 3
Kana Reading
ひっぱる
Romaji
hipparu
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    Godan verb with `ru' ending, transitive verb
    Meaning
    to pull; to draw; to pull tight
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to string (lines); to run (cable); to stretch
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve)
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to drag; to haul; to tow
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to lead (e.g. one's followers)
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to take someone somewhere (e.g. a suspect to the police)
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to tempt into joining; to strongly invite to join
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to delay; to prolong
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to lengthen the pronunciation (of a word)
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to quote; to cite; to reference
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to pull the ball (i.e. pull hitting in baseball)
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to wear; to put on

Examples of 引っ張る, 引っぱる, 引張る, ひっぱる in a sentence


Verb Conjugations

Non-Past

Plain
引っ張る
Plain Polite
引っ張ります
Negative
引っ張らない
Negative Polite
引っ張りません

Past

Plain
引っ張った
Plain Polite
引っ張りました
Negative
引っ張らなかった
Negative Polite
引っ張りませんでした

Te

Plain
引っ張って
Plain Polite
引っ張りまして
Negative
--
Negative Polite
--

Passive

Plain
引っ張られる
Plain Polite
引っ張られます
Negative
引っ張られない
Negative Polite
引っ張られません


Related Kanji

JLPT 2

11 strokes

lengthen, counter for bows & stringed instruments, stretch, spread, put up (tent)

On'Yomi: チョウ

Kun'Yomi: は.る, -は.り, -ば.り

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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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