Kanji 引: "pull, tug, jerk"

Stroke order

Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.

Readings

In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.

At a glance

Common words with 引

The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.

• 引ひくto pull; to tug; to lead (e.g. a horse) · to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
• 引ひっ張ぱるto pull; to draw; to pull tight · to string (lines); to run (cable); to stretch
• 強ごう引いんoverbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible
• 引ひき受うけるto take on; to undertake; to accept; to take charge of · to take over; to inherit
• 引ひきずるto drag; to trail; to pull along the ground; to lug · to force (someone) along; to drag (along)
• 引ひき出だすto pull out; to take out; to draw out · to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to bring (e.g. someone to the negotiating table); to drag
• 引ひき上あげるto pull up; to drag up; to lift up · to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes)
• 引ひっかかるto be caught in; to be stuck in · to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to be delayed; to take time
• 引ひき寄よせるattirer à soi, tirer vers soi, rapprocher · attirer, séduire, captiver
• 手てを引ひくse retirer (d'une affaire), se désengager, laver ses mains de · prendre par la main, guider
• 引ひき抜ぬくto extract; to pull out; to draw out; to uproot · to headhunt; to lure away; to poach; to entice
• 引ひき取とるto take into one's possession; to receive; to accept; to collect · to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to adopt

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