語感 Dictionary

引く

ひく

to pull; to tug; to lead (e.g. a horse); to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.)

JLPT N5 Common word Also written 曳く、牽く

Meanings

  1. Godan verb (-ku), Transitive

    to pull; to tug; to lead (e.g. a horse)
  2. to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
  3. to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to pull in
  4. to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
  5. to draw (a line, plan, etc.)
All 20 meanings
  1. to catch (a cold)
  2. to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
  3. to look up (in a dictionary, phone book, etc.); to consult; to check
  4. to haul; to pull (vehicles)
  5. to subtract; to deduct
  6. to recede; to ebb; to fade
  7. to be descend from; to inherit (a characteristic)
  8. to quote; to cite; to raise (as evidence)
  9. to lay on (electricity, gas, etc.); to install (e.g. a telephone); to supply (e.g. water)
  10. to hold (e.g. a note)
  11. to apply (e.g. lipstick); to oil (e.g. a pan); to wax (e.g. a floor)

  12. Godan verb (-ku), Intransitive

    to move back; to draw back; to recede; to fall back; to retreat
  13. to lessen; to subside; to ebb; to go down (e.g. of swelling)
  14. to resign; to retire; to quit
  15. to be put off (by someone's words or behaviour); to be turned off; to recoil (in disgust, etc.); to cringeColloquial

Forms

PlainPolite
Present引くひく引きますひきます
Negative引かないひかない引きませんひきません
Past引いたひいた引きましたひきました
Past negative引かなかったひかなかった引きませんでしたひきませんでした
Te-form引いてひいて
Potential引けるひける
Passive引かれるひかれる
Causative引かせるひかせる
Volitional引こうひこう
Imperative引けひけ
Conditional (ば)引けばひけば
Conditional (たら)引いたらひいたら

Example sentences

  • 熱ねつが引ひいた。

    The fever has abated.

  • 潮しおが引ひいている。

    The tide is on the ebb.

  • 引ひいちゃダメだ！

    Don't pull that!

  • 風邪かぜ引ひいたみたい。

    I am getting a cold.

  • 直線ちょくせんを引ひきなさい。

    Draw a straight line.

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