Transitive verb

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

Transitive verb; Also written as 惹く

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

Transitive verb

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

Transitive verb

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

Transitive verb

to draw (a line, plan, etc.)

Transitive verb

to catch (a cold)

Transitive verb; Usu. written as 弾く

to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)

Transitive verb

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

Transitive verb; Esp. 牽く

to haul; to pull (vehicles)

Transitive verb

to subtract; to deduct

Transitive verb

to recede; to ebb; to fade

Transitive verb

to be descend from; to inherit (a characteristic)

Transitive verb

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

Transitive verb

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

Transitive verb

to hold (e.g. a note)

Transitive verb

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

Intransitive verb; Also written as 退く

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

Intransitive verb; Also written as 退く

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

Intransitive verb; Also written as 退く

to resign; to retire; to quit

Colloquial; Intransitive verb

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

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

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)

tug of war

forward puller (of a rickshaw)

Dated term

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

towing (a ship)

tracer bullet; star shell; flare bomb

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

flutter; linger

tugboat; tug; towboat

Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru

tugging (a boat); towing; towage