引く

ひく

Meaning

引くひく

Word or expression in common usage

Godan verb with `ku' ending
intransitive verb
transitive verb

to pull

Word or expression in common usage

Godan verb with `ku' ending
intransitive verb
transitive verb

to draw (attention, etc.)
to attract (interest, etc.)

Word or expression in common usage

Godan verb with `ku' ending
intransitive verb
transitive verb

to draw back

Word or expression in common usage

Godan verb with `ku' ending
intransitive verb
transitive verb

to draw (a card)

Word or expression in common usage

Godan verb with `ku' ending
intransitive verb
transitive verb

to draw (plan, line, etc.)

Word or expression in common usage

Godan verb with `ku' ending
intransitive verb
transitive verb

to catch (cold)

Word or expression in common usage

Godan verb with `ku' ending
intransitive verb
transitive verb

to play (string instr.)

Word or expression in common usage

Godan verb with `ku' ending
intransitive verb
transitive verb

to look up (e.g. dictionary)
to consult

to lay (a cable)
to draw (a cable)

Translations

take away 【自動】ebb
haul
pull 【他動】attract
drag
draw
pull

Kanji

引
- onyomiイン
- kunyomiひ.く・ひ.き・ひ.き- ・ -び.き・ひ.ける
- meaningpull; tug; jerk; admit; install; quote; refer to

Sentences

あんな本みたらフツーの女は引くもんな！
Obviously a normal woman would lose interest if she saw a book like that!
彗星は運行しながら後ろに光の尾を引く。
The comet leaves a trail of light behind it as it moves.
風邪を引くと私はいつも鼻水が出る。
My nose runs whenever I have a cold.
風邪を引くといけないからオーバーを着て外出した。
I went out with my overcoat on for fear of catching cold.
風邪を引くと、風邪がなかなか抜けませんよ。
If you catch a cold, you cannot easily get rid of it.
彼女はすぐに風邪を引く。
She easily catches cold.
彼はまた風邪を引くのを恐れて、部屋から出たがらない。
定規は直線を引くのに役立つ。
A ruler helps one to draw a straight line.
長引く不況のために、多くの労働者が失業している。
積極的な姿勢があれば、解決できる問題はそのやり方を求め、掌握できない事柄からは手を引くことになる。
If you have a positive attitude, you are looking for ways to solve the problems that you can solve, and you are letting go of the things over which you have no control.
水車小屋は皆自分の水車に水を引く。
Every miller draws water to his own mill.
私はよく風邪を引く。
私には彼の凍った息が白く尾を引くのが見えた。
I saw the white trail of his frozen breath.
砂漠に水を引くために運河が建設されている。
Canals have been built to irrigate the desert.
君は辞書を引く習慣をつけるべきだ。
You should try to form the habit of using your dictionaries.
雨に濡れて風邪を引くといけないから、この傘を持って行きなさい。
Take this umbrella with you lest you should get wet and catch cold.
はれが引くまで何日くらいかかりますか。
How many days will it take until the swelling goes down?
その実業家はその契約から身を引くことを考えている。
The businessman is thinking of receding from the contract.
その実業家にはその取引から手を引く勇気がなかった。
The businessman didn't dare withdraw from the transaction.
その辞書を引くべきである。
You should consult the dictionary.