Word · 単語
引く
Reading ひく
to pull
- 1 to pull, to tug, to lead (e.g. a horse)
- 2 to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.), to attract (e.g. interest) — also written as 惹く
- 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.)
- 6 to catch (a cold)
- 7 to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument) — usu. written as 弾く
- 8 to look up (in a dictionary, phone book, etc.), to consult, to check
- 9 to haul, to pull (vehicles) — esp. 牽く
- 10 to subtract, to deduct
- 11 to recede, to ebb, to fade
- 12 to be descend from, to inherit (a characteristic)
- 13 to quote, to cite, to raise (as evidence)
- 14 to lay on (electricity, gas, etc.), to install (e.g. a telephone), to supply (e.g. water)
- 15 to hold (e.g. a note)
- 16 to apply (e.g. lipstick), to oil (e.g. a pan), to wax (e.g. a floor)
- 17 to move back, to draw back, to recede, to fall back, to retreat — also written as 退く
- 18 to lessen, to subside, to ebb, to go down (e.g. of swelling) — also written as 退く
- 19 to resign, to retire, to quit — also written as 退く
- 20 to be put off (by someone's words or behaviour), to be turned off, to recoil (in disgust, etc.), to cringe
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例文 · examples
鼻風邪をひきました。
I have a head cold.
sense 6 · to catch (a cold)
８から３を引けば５になる。
Subtract three from eight and you get five.
sense 10 · to subtract
直線を引きなさい。
Draw a straight line.
sense 5 · to draw (a line, plan, etc.)
引けばドアが開きます。
You have to pull that door to open it.
sense 1 · to pull
潮が引いている。
The tide is on the ebb.