引

4 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 2nd grade
JLPT exam level N3

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

Kun'yomi
  • ひく
    		to pull ②to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.) ③to move back ④to lessen
  • ひける
    		to close ②to lose one's nerve
On'yomi
  • イン
Nanori
  • いな
  • ひき
  • びき
  • ひけ

Main Radical

弓(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

ひくひける 86.4%
イン 8.7%
ひきびき 4.8%

Character Breakdown

pull, tug, jerk
ひ.く　イン　ひき (2nd, N3)
bow, bow (archery, violin)
ゆみ　キュウ　こ (2nd, N1)
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン　シ　ジョ

Contained In

矧 蚓

Common Words

ひ
引
　
く
to pull ②to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.) ③to move back ④to lessen
ひ
引
　
っ
ぱ
張
　
る
to pull ②to string (lines) ③to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve) ④to drag
ひ
引
　
っ
　
か
　
か
　
る
to be caught in ②to stop by ③to get mixed up in (trouble) ④to fall for (a trick)
ひ
引
　
き
う
受
　
け
　
る
to take on ②to take over ③to guarantee ④to contract (a disease)
ひ
引
　
き
あ
上
　
げ
　
る
to pull up ②to increase ③to return home ④to expedite the schedule
ごう
強
いん
引
overbearing
ひ
引
　
き
だ
出
　
す
to pull out ②to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable) ③to withdraw (money) ④to bring out (talent, potential, beauty, flavor, etc.)
ひ
引
　
き
かえ
返
　
す
to turn back
ひ
引
　
き
　
つ
　
け
　
る
to attract ②to charm ③to have a convulsion
ひ
引
　
き
と
取
　
る
to take into one's possession ②to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet) ③to leave
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References

Unicode hex code 5F15
JIS X 0208 1-16-90
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Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3h1.1
Four corner code 1220.0
De Roo Code 3554