引(ひ)くto pull

Common

1. う-verb (く), Transitive verb

   1.

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

2. う-verb (く), Transitive verb

   2.

   to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.), to attract (e.g. interest)

   also written as 惹く,

   See Also:

   • 注意を引く

3. う-verb (く), Transitive verb

   3.

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

4. う-verb (く), Transitive verb

   4.

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

5. う-verb (く), Transitive verb

   5.

   to draw (a line, plan, etc.)

   See Also:

   • 図面を引く

6. う-verb (く), Transitive verb

   6.

   to catch (a cold)

   See Also:

   • 風邪を引く

7. う-verb (く), Transitive verb

   7.

   to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)

   usu. written as 弾く

8. う-verb (く), Transitive verb

   8.

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

   See Also:

   • 辞書を引く

9. う-verb (く), Transitive verb

   9.

   to haul, to pull (vehicles)

   esp. 牽く

10. う-verb (く), Transitive verb

    10.

    to subtract, to deduct

11. う-verb (く), Transitive verb

    11.

    to recede, to ebb, to fade

12. う-verb (く), Transitive verb

    12.

    to be descend from, to inherit (a characteristic)

13. う-verb (く), Transitive verb

    13.

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

14. う-verb (く), Transitive verb

    14.

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

15. う-verb (く), Transitive verb

    15.

    to hold (e.g. a note)

16. う-verb (く), Transitive verb

    16.

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

17. う-verb (く), Intransitive verb

    17.

    to move back, to draw back, to recede, to fall back, to retreat

    also written as 退く

18. う-verb (く), Intransitive verb

    18.

    to lessen, to subside, to ebb, to go down (e.g. of swelling)

    also written as 退く

19. う-verb (く), Intransitive verb

    19.

    to resign, to retire, to quit

    also written as 退く

20. う-verb (く), Intransitive verb

    20.

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

    Colloquial