曳
曳

pull, tug, jerk, admit, install, quote, refer to

7 strokesGrade 9

On

エイ

Kun

ひ.く

Nanori

ひきびき

Dictionary

Common Words

引く曳く牽くひくGodan verbFreq #725
1

Transitive verb

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

Examples
カーテンがゆっくり引かれた。
The curtains were drawn slowly.
2

Transitive verb; Also written as 惹く

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

3

Transitive verb

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

Examples
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

Transitive verb

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

Examples
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

Transitive verb

to draw (a line, plan, etc.)

Examples
ＡからＢまで線をひきなさい。
Draw a line from A to B.
6

Transitive verb

to catch (a cold)

Examples
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

Transitive verb; Usu. written as 弾く

to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)

Examples
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

Transitive verb

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

Examples
その単語を辞書でひいてごらん。
Look up the word in your dictionary.
9

Transitive verb; Esp. 牽く

to haul; to pull (vehicles)

Examples
私は馬が荷車を引いているのを見た。
I saw a horse pulling a cart.
10

Transitive verb

to subtract; to deduct

Examples
１０から２を引くと、８残る。
Two from ten leaves eight.
11

Transitive verb

to recede; to ebb; to fade

Examples
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

Transitive verb

to be descend from; to inherit (a characteristic)

Examples
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

Transitive verb

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

Examples
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

Transitive verb

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

Examples
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

Transitive verb

to hold (e.g. a note)

16

Transitive verb

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

17

Intransitive verb; Also written as 退く

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

18

Intransitive verb; Also written as 退く

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

19

Intransitive verb; Also written as 退く

to resign; to retire; to quit

20

Colloquial; Intransitive verb

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

尾を引く尾をひくおをひく尾を曳くExpressionGodan verbFreq #16255
1

to leave a trail; to leave traces; to have a lasting effect

たなびく棚引くIntransitiveUsually kanaGodan verbFreq #17792
1

to trail (of smoke, clouds, etc.); to hang (of mist, haze, etc.); to lie (over); to linger; to flow (e.g. of hair in the wind)

綱引きつなひき綱曳きNounFreq #37713
1

tug of war

Examples
国会の動きはこの問題をめぐる与野党間の政治的綱引きとなった。
Parliamentary activity has become a political tug of war between the ruling and opposition parties over the issue.
2

forward puller (of a rickshaw)

逢引逢い引き逢引きあいびき媾曳媾曳きNounIntransitive～する VerbFreq #42781
1

Dated term

clandestine meeting (of lovers); assignation; tryst; (lovers') rendezvous

曳航えい航えいこうNounTransitive～する VerbFreq #64554
1

towing (a ship)

曳光弾えいこうだんNounFreq #83626
1

tracer bullet; star shell; flare bomb

引き綱曳き綱ひきづなNounFreq #84120
1

tow rope; dog lead; bell rope; lanyard; sash cord

揺曳ようえいNounIntransitive～する VerbFreq #88238
1

flutter; linger

曳船引船引き船曳き船引き舟引舟えいせん (曳船)ひきふねNounFreq #130692
1

tugboat; tug; towboat

2

Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru

tugging (a boat); towing; towage

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