綱引き
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 綱引き
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)
Kanji in this Word
綱
14 strokes
Frequency: 1053
JLPT N1
Grade 8
Meanings
hawser
class (genus)
rope
cord
cable
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
コウ
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
つな
引
4 strokes
Frequency: 218
JLPT N3
Grade 2
Meanings
pull
tug
jerk
admit
install
quote
refer to
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
イン
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ひ.く
ひ.ける
Nanori
— Specialized readings used in names
いな
ひき
ひけ
びき
曳
7 strokes
Grade 9
Meanings
pull
tug
jerk
admit
install
quote
refer to
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
エイ
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ひ.く
Nanori
— Specialized readings used in names
ひき
びき
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