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How to say 'Pull' in Japanese | 引き

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The Japanese word for Pull is 'Hiki', written as 引き in Japanese.'Pull' in hiragana is ひき.

    word

    引き

    Meaning

    Pull

    Reading

    ひき

    hiki

    Kanji

    引Pull

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '引き (ひき)' primarily means 'pull'. It is often used in contexts related to pulling or drawing something, such as in fishing or drawing a bow. It can also refer to the act of attracting or drawing in, as in attracting customers. For example: He has a strong pull「彼は強い引きがある」(かれはつよいひきがある). The shop uses discounts to pull in customers「その店は引きをするために割引を使う」(そのみせはひきをするためにわりびきをつかう). Note that '引き' can also be part of compound words, where it retains the meaning related to pulling or drawing.

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N3

    Kanji Grade

    2

    Frequency

    5846

    Composition

    kanji-hiragana

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 引き

This word contains 1 kanji character:

  • kanji

    引

    Meaning

    Pull

Hiragana in the Word 引き

This word contains 1 Hiragana character :

  • hiragana

    き

    Reading

    Ki

Words Related to 引き 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

    引きずる

    Meaning

    Drag

  • 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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