引 — pull, draw, attract
ひく
引
pull
Grade 2
Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school.
4 strokes
math
U+5F15
Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard.
Freq #218
Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common.
Heisig #1232
Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.
Meanings
- pull
- draw
- attract
word
ひ ・び hi Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).
引
く
hiku
to pull
引
き
出
す
hikidasu
to pull out
引
き
上
げ
る
hikiageru
to raise
引
き
hiki
pull
引
き
上
げ
hikiage
raising
引
っ
か
か
る
hikkakaru
to be caught
引
き
ず
る
hikizuru
to drag
引
き
下
げ
る
hikisageru
to lower
引
き
下
げ
hikisage
reduction
引
け
る
hikeru
to be able to pull
引
き
出
し
hikidashi
drawer
引
き
分
け
hikiwake
draw
長
引
く
nagabiku
to be prolonged
引
き
起
こ
す
hikiokosu
to cause
引
き
受
け
る
hikiukeru
to undertake
引
き
取
る
hikitoru
to take over
引
き
返
す
hikikaesu
to turn back
引
き
続
き
hikitsuzuki
continuously
引
き
続
く
hikitsuzuku
to continue
差
し
引
く
sashihiku
to deduct
引
っ
張
る
hipparu
to pull
引
き
寄
せ
る
hikiyoseru
to draw near
値
引
き
nebiki
discount
引
き
継
ぐ
hikitsugu
to take over
引
っ
越
す
hikkosu
to move (residence)
引
き
込
む
hikikomu
to draw in
引
っ
越
し
hikkoshi
moving (house)
いん in On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).
ひき ・びき hiki Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).
ひっ hi Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).
Components
Compound ideograph (会意). 弓 (bow) with a vertical stroke representing the drawn string. To pull or draw — drawing a bowstring.