引 Kanji – pull
The Japanese kanji 引 can mean pull, tug, jerk, admit, install, quote, refer to.
Meaning and Readings
How is 引 read?
引 has the onyomi reading イン and the kunyomi readings ひく, ひき, ひき-, -びき, ひける.
In romaji, these readings can be written as in, hiku, hiki, biki, hikeru.
Common Japanese Words Using 引
These common Japanese words contain 引. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- 引き下げ（ひきさげ） — reduction, cut
- 引き起こす（ひきおこす） — to cause, to induce, to bring about, to provoke
- 引き継ぐ（ひきつぐ） — to take over (someone's duties, business, etc.), to inherit, to succeed to, to carry on (a tradition), to continue
- 引き取る（ひきとる） — to take into one's possession, to receive, to accept, to collect, to claim
- 引きずる（ひきずる） — to drag, to trail, to pull along the ground, to lug
- 引き締まる（ひきしまる） — to become tense, to be tightened, to become firm (e.g. body)
- 引き抜く（ひきぬく） — to extract, to pull out, to draw out, to uproot
- 引き分け（ひきわけ） — draw (in competition), tie game
- 引き返す（ひきかえす） — to turn back, to go back, to come back, to return, to retrace one's steps
- 引き戻す（ひきもどす） — to bring back, to restore