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引く ひく N5

  1. to lead (e.g. a horse); to pull; to tug
  2. to attract (e.g. interest); to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.)
  3. to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to pull in
  4. to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
  5. to draw (a line, plan, etc.)
  6. to catch (a cold)
  7. to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
  8. to check; to consult; to look up (in a dictionary, phone book, etc.)
  9. to haul; to pull (vehicles)
  10. to deduct; to subtract
  11. to ebb; to fade; to recede
  12. to be descend from; to inherit (a characteristic)
  13. to cite; to quote; to raise (as evidence)
  14. to install (e.g. a telephone); to lay on (electricity, gas, etc.); to supply (e.g. water)
  15. to hold (e.g. a note)
  16. to apply (e.g. lipstick); to oil (e.g. a pan); to wax (e.g. a floor)
  17. to draw back; to fall back; to move back; to recede; to retreat
  18. to ebb; to go down (e.g. of swelling); to lessen; to subside
  19. to quit; to resign; to retire
  20. to be put off (by someone's words or behaviour); to be turned off; to cringe; to recoil (in disgust, etc.)

引く手 ひくて

  1. admirer; inducer

引く手あまた ひくてあまた

  1. being in great demand; being very popular

長引く ながびく N2

  1. to be prolonged; to drag on; to linger; to persist; to take a long time

割り引く わりびく

  1. to discount; to reduce (the price); to take off (a percentage)
  2. to discount; to not take at face value; to take with a grain of salt

引き金を引く ひきがねをひく

  1. to pull the trigger; to squeeze the trigger

罫線を引く けいせんをひく

  1. to draw a line; to rule a line

血を引く ちをひく

  1. to be descended from; to inherit (a disposition, etc.) from one's ancestors

差し引く さしひく

  1. to deduct; to discount; to dock; to take away
  2. to bear (something) in mind; to make allowances (for something)
  3. to ebb and flow

尾を引く おをひく

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