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引
Pull
ひ(く) (hiku), ひ(ける) (hikeru)
JLPT N4
Interesting Fact
Symbol 引 combines 弓 (bow) with a line representing the bowstring being pulled back. 🏹 Originally, it described drawing a bow before releasing an arrow. Over time, the meaning expanded beyond archery to include pulling, drawing, and even extending or leading something.
Memory Trick
“🏹 An archer pulls the bowstring, takes aim, and prepares to shoot.”
Readings
Onyomi: イン (in)
Kunyomi: ひ(く) (hiku), ひ(ける) (hikeru)
Example Words
引く
ひく (hiku)
To pull
引き出し
ひきだし (hikidashi)
Drawer
取引
とりひき (torihiki)
Transaction
引用
いんよう (inyou)
Quotation
Example Sentence
ドアを 引いてください。
ドアを ひいてください。
doa o hiite kudasai
Please pull the door.