引く

Meanings

1. Godan verb · Transitive

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

2. Godan verb · Transitive

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

3. Godan verb · Transitive

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

4. Godan verb · Transitive

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

5. Godan verb · Transitive

   to draw (a line, plan, etc.)

6. Godan verb · Transitive

   to catch (a cold)

7. Godan verb · Transitive

   to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)

8. Godan verb · Transitive

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

9. Godan verb · Transitive

   to haul; to pull (vehicles)

10. Godan verb · Transitive

    to subtract; to deduct

11. Godan verb · Transitive

    to recede; to ebb; to fade

12. Godan verb · Transitive

    to be descend from; to inherit (a characteristic)

13. Godan verb · Transitive

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

14. Godan verb · Transitive

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

15. Godan verb · Transitive

    to hold (e.g. a note)

16. Godan verb · Transitive

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

17. Godan verb · Intransitive

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

18. Godan verb · Intransitive

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

19. Godan verb · Intransitive

    to resign; to retire; to quit

20. Godan verb · Intransitive

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

21. Godan verb · Intransitive

    to draw back; to pull back; to retreat

In Spanish

1. tensar; estirar; apretar el gatillo; tirar de

2. atraer (atención, interés, etc)

3. echarse para atrás

4. robar (una carta)

5. dibujar (plan; línea; etc)

6. resfriarse

7. tocar (instr. de cuerda)

8. buscar (ej. diccionario); consultar

9. arrastrar (vehículos)

10. restar (números); menguar; desvanecerse

11. descender (de); heredar (una característica)

12. citar; levantar (como evidencia)(13) poner (un cable); tirar (un cable)

Kanji in this word

• 引

Example sentences

• カーテンがゆっくり引ひかれた。

  The curtains were drawn slowly.

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• あんな本ほんみたらフツーの女おんなは引ひくもんな！

  Obviously a normal woman would lose interest if she saw a book like that!

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