ひく

引 く

Common word

  1. Godan verb with 'ku' ending, transitive verb

    to pull, to tug, to lead (e.g. a horse)

    • カーテンがゆっくり引かれた。
      The curtains were drawn slowly.

  2. Godan verb with 'ku' ending, transitive verb

    to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.), to attract (e.g. interest)
    also written as 惹く

  3. Godan verb with 'ku' ending, transitive verb

    to draw back (e.g. one's hand), to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.), to pull in

    • あんな本みたらフツーの女は引くもんな！
      Obviously a normal woman would lose interest if she saw a book like that!

  4. Godan verb with 'ku' ending, transitive verb

    to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)

    • あなたの引いたカードは赤のマークですね。
      The card you drew was a red, wasn't it?

  5. Godan verb with 'ku' ending, transitive verb

    to draw (a line, plan, etc.)

    • ＡからＢまで線をひきなさい。
      Draw a line from A to B.

  6. Godan verb with 'ku' ending, transitive verb

    to catch (a cold)

    • 悪い風邪をひいていて、さらに悪いことには、雪が降ってきました。
      I had a bad cold, and to make matters worse, it began snowing.

  7. Godan verb with 'ku' ending, transitive verb

    to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
    usu. written as 弾く

    • 彼女はグランドピアノでその曲を引いた。
      She played that tune on her grand piano.

  8. Godan verb with 'ku' ending, transitive verb

    to look up (in a dictionary, phone book, etc.), to consult, to check

    • その単語を辞書でひいてごらん。
      Look up the word in your dictionary.

  9. Godan verb with 'ku' ending, transitive verb

    to haul, to pull (vehicles)
    esp. 牽く

    • 私は馬が荷車を引いているのを見た。
      I saw a horse pulling a cart.

  10. Godan verb with 'ku' ending, transitive verb

    to subtract, to deduct

    • １０から２を引くと、８残る。
      Two from ten leaves eight.

  11. Godan verb with 'ku' ending, transitive verb

    to recede, to ebb, to fade

    • 腫れが引くまで何日くらいかかりますか。
      How many days will it take until the swelling goes down?

  12. Godan verb with 'ku' ending, transitive verb

    to be descend from, to inherit (a characteristic)

    • その作家はギリシャの王家の血統を引いていた。
      The writer was descended from the Greek royal family.

  13. Godan verb with 'ku' ending, transitive verb

    to quote, to cite, to raise (as evidence)

    • できるだけ英語から例をひこう。
      Insofar as possible, our examples will be drawn from English.

  14. Godan verb with 'ku' ending, transitive verb

    to lay on (electricity, gas, etc.), to install (e.g. a telephone), to supply (e.g. water)

    • 海底ケーブルが両国の間に引かれた。
      A submarine cable was laid between the two countries.

  15. Godan verb with 'ku' ending, transitive verb

    to hold (e.g. a note)

  16. Godan verb with 'ku' ending, transitive verb

    to apply (e.g. lipstick), to oil (e.g. a pan), to wax (e.g. a floor)

  17. Godan verb with 'ku' ending, intransitive verb

    to move back, to draw back, to recede, to fall back, to retreat
    also written as 退く

  18. Godan verb with 'ku' ending, intransitive verb

    to lessen, to subside, to ebb, to go down (e.g. of swelling)
    also written as 退く

  19. Godan verb with 'ku' ending, intransitive verb

    to resign, to retire, to quit
    also written as 退く

  20. Godan verb with 'ku' ending, intransitive verb

    to be put off (by someone's words or behaviour), to be turned off, to recoil (in disgust, etc.), to cringe
    colloquial