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  1. Words
  2. 引く

ひく

引く

to pull

hiku

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Meanings

  1. 1
    to pull; to tug; to lead (e.g. a horse)u-verb (く)transitive
  2. 2
    to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)u-verb (く)transitive
  3. 3
    to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to pull inu-verb (く)transitive

JMdict 1169250

Conjugation

FormConjugatedReading
Polite Present (~masu)
引きますひきます
ひきます
Polite Past (~mashita)
引きましたひきました
ひきました
Polite Negative (~masen)
引きませんひきません
ひきません
Plain Negative (~nai)
引かないひかない
ひかない
Te-form (Connecting)
引いてひいて
ひいて
Plain Past (~ta)
引いたひいた
ひいた
Potential (Can do)
引けるひける
ひける

In a sentence

カーテンがゆっくり引か(ひか)れた。

The curtains were drawn slowly.

Written with

  • 引pull4 strokes

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