Kanji

Level: N3 Strokes: 4

引

Meaning in English

pull, tug, jerk

Readings

Onyomi: イン Kunyomi: ひ.く, ひ.ける Romaji: in / hi.ku, hi.keru

Stroke order

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引

Translations in other languages:

Portuguese puxar, dar um puxão, dar um solavanco

Spanish tirar, jalar, sacudir

Korean 당기다, 잡아당기다, 홱 잡아당기다

French tirer, tirer, secouer

Italian tirare, strattonare, strattonare

German ziehen, zerren, rucken

Indonesian tarik, sentak, sentakan

★ Vietnamese kéo, giật, giật mạnh

Thai ดึง กระชาก

Kanji

Related kanji

N1 弔 chou / tomura.u, tobura.u condolences, mourning, funeral N1 弘 kou, gu / hiro.i vast, broad, wide N1 弓 kyuu / yumi bow, bow (archery, violin), arc N4 弟 tei, dai, de / otouto younger brother, faithful service to elders, frère cadet N1 弥 mi, bi / ya, iya, iyo.iyo, wata.ru all the more, increasingly, más aún N1 弦 gen / tsuru bowstring, chord, hypotenuse N1 弧 ko arc, arch, bow N2 弱 jaku / yowa.i, yowa.ru, yowa.maru, yowa.meru weak, frail, faible N4 強 kyou, gou / tsuyo.i, tsuyo.maru, tsuyo.meru, shi.iru, kowa.i strong, fort, fuerte

Word

Words with this kanji

N2 引き止める hikitomeru to keep back, to prevent, to hold back N2 引分け hikiwake a draw (in competition), tie game N2 引き分け hikiwake draw (in competition), tie game N2 引っ掛かる hikkakaru to be caught in, to be stuck in N2 引っ繰り返す hikkurikaesu to turn over, to overturn, to knock over N2 引っ繰り返る hikkurikaeru to be overturned, to be upset, to topple over, to be reversed N2 引っ越し hikkoshi moving (dwelling, office, etc.), changing residence N2 引っ込む hikkomu to draw back, to sink, to cave in N2 割引 waribiki discount