One of the best Japanese Kanji dictionary.

Share this page

Kanji Detail for 引 - "to pull, to quote, to lead"

引

  • Meaning

    引 means "to pull, to quote, to lead."

    1. To pull - To draw; to attract; to stretch.

    2. To draw a bow - To pull back a bowstring.

    3. To lead - To guide others; to take the lead.

    4. To extract - To take out; to retrieve.

    5. To accept - To take responsibility for.

    6. To retreat - To withdraw; to step back; to retire.

    7. To falter - To lose courage; to become hesitant.

  • Words using 引

    • 取引 とりひき Listen transactions; dealings; business
    • 引き上げ ひきあげ Listen pulling up; drawing up; salvage
    • 引き下げ ひきさげ Listen reduction; cut
    • 引退 いんたい Listen retirement
    • 強引 ごういん Listen overbearing; coercive; pushy
    • 隠し引き出し かくしひきだし Listen secret drawer; hidden drawer
    • 引き続き ひきつづき Listen continuously; continually; without a break
    • 東京証券取引所 とうきょうしょうけんとりひきじょ Listen Tokyo Stock Exchange; TSE

  • Four-character idioms with 引

    • 博引旁証 はくいんぼうしょう Listen citing copious references
    • 我田引水 がでんいんすい Listen seeking one's own interests; straining (the interpretation or argument) to suit one's own interests; drawing water for one's own field

  • Tattoo check: 引

    • Verified meaning: to pull, to quote, to lead
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read ひき)

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 引

    Surnames 引(ひき)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    pull; tug; jerk; admit; install; quote; refer to

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    to pull, draw out, attract; to stretch

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    to draw (e.g. a bow); to pull; to stretch sth; to extend; to lengthen; to involve or implicate in; to attract; to lead; to guide; to leave; to provide evidence or justification for; old unit of distance equal to 10 丈[zhang4], one-thirtieth of a km or 33.33 meters

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to pull, to stretch; to draw; to attract

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    To draw a bow. Such as 引滿. | To lead is 引. Such as 引而進之, like saying "bringing along." Hence, mutual pulling is 引繩. Mutual recommendation is 引重, 汲引. | To pull out. Such as drawing a knife is 引刀; drawing a sword is 引劍. Also, withdrawing is 引退, 引避, meaning stepping away. | To extend. Such as making connections is 引伸. | To crouch. Such as 引誘. | A measure. Ten 丈 make one 引. | In old salt regulations, salt was counted by 引. 引 was a salt transport permit. Salt merchants paid taxes, received 引, and used them to transport government salt. The sales territory was called 引岸. The quota was called 引額. Other goods also sometimes used this. Such as 茶引, 錫引. | The ropes of a hearse. In ancient ritual, funeral procession participants all held 引, meaning helping to push and pull. Now, starting a funeral is called 發引. | A song type. Cai Yong of Han had "Longing for Home." | A literary form. Interchangeable with 序. Song Su Xun's ancestor was named Xu, so 序 was taboo as 引. Such as genealogy introduction being genealogy preface. Now, brief prefaces to poems are also called 小引.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    in(イン) イン

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    hi.keru(ひ-ける) ひ-ける

    hi.ku(ひ-く) ひ-く

  • Strokes

    tip

    4 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    弓 (yumi・yumihen)

  • Related Keywords

    to pull to lead to quote draw retreat attract bring carry command direct drag entice fetch govern guide haul heave lure pluck stretch tow extract

Sentences including 引

  • I can't take any more work.

  • We have an account with the bank.

  • He moved to new york , where he looked for a job.

  • I am getting a cold.

  • Take care not to catch a cold.

  • I took the job without giving it much thought.

  • Thank you for your business.

  • Try to bring out the best in him.

  • He withdrew his hand from the table.

  • John's face was drawn.

Sentences from Japanese classical masterpieces

More kanji with the radical 弓 (yumi・yumihen)

See all kanji with this radical →

Share This Page

Share this link via

Or copy link