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How to say 'Drag' in Japanese | 引きずる

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The Japanese word for Drag is 'Hikizuru', written as 引きずる in Japanese.'Drag' in hiragana is ひきずる.

    word

    引きずる

    Meaning

    Drag

    Reading

    ひきずる

    hikizuru

    Kanji

    引Pull

    Explanation

    The Japanese verb '引きずる (ひきずる)' primarily means 'to drag'. It can be used both literally and figuratively. In a literal sense, it refers to pulling something along the ground, such as dragging a heavy object. For example: He dragged the suitcase「彼はスーツケースを引きずった」(かれはスーツケースをひきずった). Figuratively, it can describe prolonging or dragging out a situation, emotion, or problem. For example: She dragged out the conversation「彼女は会話を引きずった」(かのじょはかいわをひきずった). Additionally, it can imply being weighed down by something, such as lingering feelings or consequences. For example: He is still dragging the past「彼はまだ過去を引きずっている」(かれはまだかこをひきずっている).

    Part Of Speech

    verb

    Kanji JLPT

    N3

    Kanji Grade

    2

    Frequency

    4717

    Composition

    kanji-hiragana

    Handwriting

This word is an ichidan verb. To learn how it transforms in different tenses and forms, explore all its conjugations.

Kanji in the Word 引きずる

This word contains 1 kanji character:

  • kanji

    引

    Meaning

    Pull

Hiragana in the Word 引きずる

This word contains 3 Hiragana characters :

  • hiragana

    き

    Reading

    Ki

  • hiragana

    ず

    Reading

    Zu

  • hiragana

    る

    Reading

    Ru

Words Related to 引きずる Through the Kanji 引

These 30 Words contain the Kanji 引 as well.

  • word

    引く

    Meaning

    Pull, Catch

  • word

    取り引き

    Meaning

    Deal

  • word

    引き出し

    Meaning

    Drawer

  • word

    引き算

    Meaning

    Subtraction

  • word

    引っ越す

    Meaning

    Move

  • word

    引っ越し

    Meaning

    Moving

  • word

    強引

    Meaning

    Forceful

  • word

    引用

    Meaning

    Quote

  • word

    字引

    Meaning

    Dictionary

  • word

    引っ張る

    Meaning

    Pull, Stretch

  • word

    引き受ける

    Meaning

    Accept, Undertake

  • word

    引き上げる

    Meaning

    Raise, Withdraw

  • word

    索引

    Meaning

    Index

  • word

    引き起こす

    Meaning

    Cause, Trigger

  • word

    引き出す

    Meaning

    Withdraw, Draw out

  • word

    引き取る

    Meaning

    Take, Withdraw

  • word

    引っ掛かる

    Meaning

    Catch, Get stuck

  • word

    値引き

    Meaning

    Discount

  • word

    長引く

    Meaning

    Prolong

  • word

    引き分け

    Meaning

    Draw

  • word

    引き止める

    Meaning

    Stop, Detain

  • word

    割り引く

    Meaning

    Discount

  • word

    割り引き

    Meaning

    Discount

  • word

    引っ込む

    Meaning

    Withdraw

  • word

    引き

    Meaning

    Pull

  • word

    引き継ぐ

    Meaning

    Inherit, Takeover

  • word

    引き返す

    Meaning

    Turn back

  • word

    引き伸ばす

    Meaning

    Stretch

  • word

    引き延ばす

    Meaning

    Stretch, Prolong

  • word

    引っ掛ける

    Meaning

    Hook, Trick

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What does 'Hikizuru' (引きずる) mean?

'Hikizuru' means 'Drag' .

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