引 — pull, draw, attract
ひく
引
pull
ひく
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.
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Meanings
- pull
- draw
- attract
Readings
- On'yomi
- いん in
- Kun'yomi
- ひ hi び bi
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
く
じ
引
き
kujibiki
lottery
万
引
き
manbiki
shoplifting
手
引
き
tebiki
guidance
早
引
け
hayabike
leaving work (office, school) early
引
か
れ
る
hikareru
to be charmed by
引
き
こ
も
り
hikikomori
shut-in
引
き
つ
け
る
hikitsukeru
to attract (to oneself, e.g. with bait or light)
引
き
つ
る
hikitsuru
to have a cramp
税
引
き
zeibiki
after (deduction of) tax
値
引
き
nebiki
discount
割
り
引
く
waribiku
to discount
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).
びき biki
Words by frequency and grade
95 wordsEach dot is a word containing 引: further left is more common, higher up needs a later school grade (the grade of its hardest kanji). Click a dot to open the word.
S = secondary school · 60 words have no frequency rank; they sit in the Unranked column.
Appears in idioms
Components
Compound ideograph (会意). 弓 (bow) with a vertical stroke representing the drawn string. To pull or draw — drawing a bowstring.