NichiDict

引く

N5
ひく
曳く牽く
[hiku]
Illustration for 引く

Meanings

1.GodanTransitive

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

2.GodanTransitive

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

3.GodanTransitive

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

4.GodanTransitive

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

5.GodanTransitive

to draw (a line, plan, etc.)

6.GodanTransitive

to catch (a cold)

7.GodanTransitive

to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)

8.GodanTransitive

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

9.GodanTransitive

to haul; to pull (vehicles)

10.GodanTransitive

to subtract; to deduct

11.GodanTransitive

to recede; to ebb; to fade

12.GodanTransitive

to be descend from; to inherit (a characteristic)

13.GodanTransitive

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

14.GodanTransitive

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

15.GodanTransitive

to hold (e.g. a note)

16.GodanTransitive

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

17.GodanIntransitive

to move back; to draw back; to recede; to fall back; to retreat

18.GodanIntransitive

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

19.GodanIntransitive

to resign; to retire; to quit

Less common meanings (1)
20.GodanIntransitiveSlang

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

Examples

ドアを引いて開けた。

I pulled the door open.

風邪を引いたかもしれないから休ませて。

I might have caught a cold, so let me rest.

辞書で知らない言葉を引きます

I look up unfamiliar words in the dictionary.