Onyomi: イン · Kunyomi: ひ.く, ひ.ける · Meanings: admit, install, jerk, pull, quote, refer to, tug
Kanji for admit, install, jerk, pull, quote
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引 is formed from 弓, meaning “bow,” on the left, and 丨, meaning “line” or “stroke,” on the right. 弓 relates to pulling or tension, while 丨 represents a straight movement or extension. Together, they express the action of pulling something in a straight direction. From this idea, 引 came to mean to pull, draw, lead, or extend.
引 shows pulling something in a straight direction, meaning to pull or draw.
引 is used when something is pulled, drawn, or led from one place to another. It refers to causing movement by pulling rather than pushing. Remember 引 as the action of pulling or drawing something toward a direction.
| Word | Reading | Meaning | Meta |
|---|---|---|---|
| 引き | びき | -off (price reduction), discount | Suffix |
| 引用 | いんよう | quotation, citation, reference | common JLPT-N3 Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no' |
| 引く | ひく | to pull, to tug, to lead (e.g. a horse) | common JLPT-N5 Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb |
| 引き分け | ひきわけ | draw (in competition), tie game | common JLPT-N2 JLPT-N1 Noun |
| 引っ越す | ひっこす | to move (house), to change residence | common JLPT-N4 Godan verb with 'su' ending, Intransitive verb |
| 引き出し | ひきだし | drawer | common JLPT-N4 Noun |
| 引き出す | ひきだす | to pull out, to take out, to draw out | common JLPT-N4 JLPT-N2 Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb |
| 引っ張る | ひっぱる | to pull, to draw, to pull tight | common JLPT-N3 Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb |
| 引退 | いんたい | retirement | common JLPT-N3 Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb |
| 引っ越し | ひっこし | moving (dwelling, office, etc.), changing residence | common JLPT-N2 Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb |